Text Sets

Here you will find collections of text sets organized in different ways: by grade, by topic, by creator, by genre…etc to aid in teaching with comics.

“Handpicked” Graphic Novels & Manga

Organized by Genre

This padlet collects the #handpicked_GN graphic novels that I’ve tweeted about on twitter. Follow me there at @writtenbyhand

Graphic Novel Series by Bands of Text Complexity

Organized by Guided Reading Level/Grade

This padlet organizes graphic novels by guided reading level. Please know that when a guided reading level was not available, I approximated the level using my knowledge of books and kids. You will also find some categories like “Graphic Novels for Beginners” or “High School Reading.”

A Path Through Graphic Memoir

Organized by Genre, Aimed at Middle School and High School Readers

Graphic Memoir has quickly become one of my favorite genres to read in graphic form. This padlet suggests a “path” readers might take to read deeply in this genre.

Fantasy Graphic Novels

Organized by Genre

Some of my favorite fantasy graphic novels & graphic novel series. The series would be perfect for fantasy book clubs!

Inclusive Voices Graphic Novels

Organized by Identity

A resource to help in creating more inclusive classroom libraries that include mirror and windows texts.


Stay tuned for more text sets!