Satrapi, Marjane. (2003). Persepolis. L'Association: Paris, France.
Persepolis is an eye-opening graphic novel memoir about a young girl growing up in Tehran, Iran in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Rather than an isolated story about a girl growing up under a repressive regime, Persepolis enlightens readers through a character who is attempting to understand politics, religion, and philosophy while simultaneously attempting to discover her own identity. For the first time, I was able to understand the broad political dynamics of Iran and even dialectic materialism. This memoir and graphic novel is a must read for every young adult.
Shiga, J. (2010). Meanwhile. New York: Abrams.
A light story with innumerable paths to follow. The story on its own has little depth or character development but for older reluctant readers, especially boys, this book may be just the hook to reading. Readers follow a boy as he interrupts a scientist and plays with the inventions at whim. His manners and behaviors are crude and the events can be distasteful. The story is entertaining simply because it provides choice and gives the reader freedom. (Grade 7 and up).
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