[LIT] "A graphic trend"

[Ginny Paisie]

When I was a kid, oh, about 40 years ago, I read The Count of Monte Cristo, 
The Three Musketeers, and a few others via "Classics Illustrated."  I 
believe we called them comic books back then, but there was nothing 'comic' 
about them.  I honestly have never to this day read the 'real' version of 
Count of Monte Cristo but would tell you it is an excellent book and hope my 
students read it some day.    To that end, I ordered 4-5 copies each of 
Kidnapped; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; and Journey to the Center of the 
Earth in graphic novel format.  The teacher in me says "but they should be 
reading "real books" but the kid in me remembers that I was drawn into the 
characters, plot, and language.

Ginny Paisie
Cary, NC