…can often not be the reality we think it is.

Today in learning the author of Perspolis had passed away, I realized the weight of this loss.

Despie the misconception of how people view graphic novels are similar to comics, whew. Over the years I have learned how specific a language graphic novels are and how most of the misconceptions are incorrect.

Marjane Satrapi was a giant of literature and stands for all the misconceptions people have about other countries, cultures, and literacy as we think we know about it.

There has been no better time to connect the value of graphic novels, tied to global events, tied to literacy, tied to the chance to check it out more this summer.

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We mourn the loss of an amazing author from Iran, the author of Persepolis.

https://youtu.be/v9onZpQix_w?si=CmnsXtlp-lcxtTFZ

The power of discovering the connections that, when unearthed, like the theme of Delaware’s summer reading program, is limitless. Here’s to discovering what we really should recognize about Iran, Mexico, Ukraine, Russia, and more outside of what social media brings to our table. I have learned graphic novels are a gateway to utilizing the brain in interpreting message in a whole new way.

I love this blog post even more when it comes to understanding history through graphic novels:

As June brings us to the month of the Audiobook and Rainbow Book Month, it is even more an underlying them to keep an open mind to all that comes our way. You may not agree, but, those that close their mind to new ideas versus close their minds to anything outside of their mental wheelhouse, turns out to be all the difference in the world.