Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings, and Damian Duffy
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Graphic Novel
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 23,782
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 430L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 189654
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Time travel--Fiction
- Southern States--Comic books, strips, etc
- African American women
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction
- California--Los Angeles
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary
- Butler, Octavia E
- Slavery--Comic books, strips, etc
- Time travel--Comic books, strips, etc
- Slavery
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Time travel
- Southern States
- African American women--Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic Novels
- Graphic novels
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Slaveholders
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Southern States--Fiction
- Slaves
- Comics adaptations
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 17
Interview with John Jennings
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Interview with Damian Duffy
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2020
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Graphic Novels Selection, 2017
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