movieguru

Anyone know of any good novels based on comic for girls. My daugher (age 10) doesn't necessaryily like comics, but I bought her "A Diary of a Girl Next Door: Betty" and she read that one without realizing it was based on a comic.

I'm trying to find other novels similiar to that one that she could read. I had thought there might be Mary Jane novels out there or something like that. I need books that are not comics, but actual novels with maybe a few pictures. The less they have to focus on suoer-heroes stuff in the novels the better, because she'll be less inclined to read them.

Any suggestions?

davidh777

So there doesn't need to be a comic component at all?

You might look into the Baby-Sitters Club, a prose series that was also adapted into a very good graphic-novel series by Raina Telgemeier. My kids also liked Beacon Street Girls.

movieguru

Well, I'm looking for something that's comic related, but something that she wouldn't realize may be based off a comic book series.

majorjoe23

Peter & Max by Bill Willingham might be good. It's a Fables novel, but you don't need to read the series to follow it.

Trevor

So you want us to help you trick your daughter?

PhantomStranger

They don't have anything to do with comic books since the novels began before the medium was invented, but girls that age can really get into the Nancy Drew mystery novels.

For a fantasy component, go with the Chronicles of Narnia.

Trevor

Aren't there some Bone novels?

davidh777

They were made into comics, though!

fujishig

I'm curious too... why do you want novels based on comics?

davidh777

Maybe he just figures he'd get more answers here than in the books forum.

Trevor

There's a book forum?

Josh-da-man

Bone is a good choice.

Maybe Ms. Marvel from Marvel?

Red Hood

The first Runaways series by Brian K Vaughn. Also Battling Boy by Paul Pope. Meteor Men by Sandy Jarrell and Jeff Parker. Bone by Jeff Smith is amazing. Lumberjanes is pretty good from what I've hear and it's targeted for girls.

PhantomStranger

I put in a phone call to DC Comics and they now plan to publish this for you in July:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401262473/

It helps to have the Spectre in your list of contacts for a situation like this one.



Another interesting one.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401263208/

fujishig

I don't think you guys read the OP though. He doesn't want comics/graphic novels, but novels based on comics, with maybe a few pictures mixed in. But that's almost going in the opposite direction, most novels based on comics seem to be geared towards the comic buying populace. Even something like the various prose Sandman or Fables stories would seem to be written with people who enjoy the comic in mind.

For the OP, is stuff like Dork Diaries too far on the comic book side? And if you do want straight comic book recommendations, I do have a bunch. For instance, up next I plan to read Bee and Puppycat to my little girl.

I have to admit, though as a father to young daughters I'm excited about that DC Superhero girls line. They just showed the action figures and dolls off recently too.

Red Hood

There is this Mary Jane novel from Marvel
http://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Inspire...ary+jane+novel

movieguru

Yes, this is more of what I'm thinking about. I actuall ordered this one about two days ago. I may have to put a sticker over the Spider-man heart on the cover so she won't know until she gets half way through the book.

movieguru

LOL. Basically yes. She would enjoy some if she just tried them, but just isn't willing to give them a try. I figure the novels may be a way of broadening her horizons a little bit. I get tired of seeing her play Minecraft all day.

joltman

I don't know how kid-friendly they are, but hasn't Marvel released a bunch of novel adaptations of popular storylines?

Trevor

I hope it works for you. I'm going to try the same thing with my newly 14 year old daughter.

mrhan

My daughter read this when she was 12. She thought it was awesome. But I guess this isn't what your looking for.

fujishig

It is awesome. Just don't show her Crying Freeman after, though.

On a semi-related note, Miyazaki's Nausicaa manga is also awesome for that age range (or really any age range).

mrhan

She saw the CF anime before reading the manga. This was around when she was 16 or 17. So no big deal. I think she is one of the few people that actually liked the live action version. We have the French R2 release.

PhantomStranger

I came across this new outreach program to young girls by DC Comics.

http://www.dcsuperherogirls.com/en-us

Share it with your daughter.