In the Putting Books to Work blog at the International Reading Association's Reading Today Online, Aimee Rogers reviews graphic novels and provides ideas for classroom use, cross-curricular connections, and additional resources and activities for each title.
These are external resources, which can be accessed here:
Annie Sullivan and The Trials of Helen Keller: http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2013/01/16/putting-books-to-work-joseph-lamberts-annie-sullivan-and-the-trials-of-helen-keller
Hades Lord of the Dead: http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2012/10/31/putting-books-to-work-hades-lord-of-the-dead
Amelia Earhart; this Broad Ocean: http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2012/08/21/putting-books-to-work-taylor-and-towles-amelia-earhart-this-broad-ocean
Anne Frank: http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2012/06/12/putting-books-to-work-anne-frank
War Brothers: http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/BlogSinglePost/engage/2013/08/13/putting-books-to-work-war-brothers-the-graphic-novel#.UldEFmRAT8Q