Michele Gorman
Getting Graphic @ Your Library!

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Books:


Getting Graphic! Comics for Kids
by Michele Gorman
Linworth, 2007

Getting Graphic! Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens
by Michele Gorman
Linworth, 2003


Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd edition 
by Patrick Jones, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop
Neal-Schuman, 2004



Journal Articles:

“Graphic Novels Rule! The Latest and Greatest Comics for Young Kids”; cover article; School Library Journal, March 2008

"Mr. Inspiration: An Interview with Patrick Jones on Knockout Teen Services, Mentoring Librarians, and, Yes, Loving Wrestling Magazines"; School Library Journal, August 2006

“Down and Dirty Down Under”, YAttitudes, Fall 2006 

“Graphic Novels for Younger Readers”; Book Links, May 2004


 “Comics in the Classroom”; Library Media Connection, November/December 2003

“What Teens Want: 30 Graphic Novels You Can’t Live Without” cover article; School Library Journal, August 2002

“Wiring Teens to the Library” cover article; School Library Journal’s Net Connect, Summer 2002


Current Columns:


"Teenage Riot"
School Library Journal

"Step Up to the Plate: Teens & Controversial Materials"; School Library Journal, June 2006

"Teenage Riot: Do You Speak Digital?"; School Library Journal, October 2006

"Teenage Riot: The Terrible Teens"; School Library Journal, June 2006

"Teenage Riot: Stir It Up"; (inaugural column) School Library Journal, February 2006   


"Getting Graphic!"
in every issue of Library Media Connection
October 2007-present

Past Column:

"Graphic Novels Bookmarkit"
Teacher Librarian
October 2004-June 2007


Special Projects:


Contributor; The Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times by Marylaine Block. Information Today; 2007


Writer; "Get Wild...Read! Young Adult Chapter" Texas Summer Reading Program Manual, 2005

Contributor; “Wiring Teens to the Library” article anthologized in Net Effects: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Effects of the Internet, edited by Marylaine Block; Information Today, 2003


Interviews:


"Michele Gorman: Fresh Approach for a Young Audience"

by Melinda Johnston
Charlotte Observer
January 7, 2007


"Manga Mania"
by Tonya Jameson
Charlotte Observer
January 8, 2006

"The Power of Potter"
by Vicky Hallett
US News & World Report
July 25, 2005

"Teachers are Getting Graphic"
by Greg Toppo
USA Today
May 3, 2005

"Stories for the Ages"
by Greg Toppo
USA Today
May 3, 2005


"Her Superpower is the Ability to Make Kids Read"
by Jeff Salamon
Austin American Statesman

May 15, 2005


"Movers & Shakers 2003: Graphic Attraction--Michelle Gorman"
by LJ Staff Writer
Library Journal
March 15, 2003