Comments on: Ask Tangognat – Manga for an 11 year old girl

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:17:51 +0000

Glad to hear that the manga is working out, Lisa.

By: Lisa Siebert

Lisa Siebert — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:25:58 +0000

Thanks for all the suggestions. Alina is in the middle of TangognatÂ´s recommendation “Full Moon”, her (our) first manga. We live in Germany and my daughterÂ´s stronger language is German. But she has been reading this manga to me or independently.I credit that to the manga format. Up till now her independent reading has been in German. We just might have her hooked to mangas (and reading in English) at the same time. Maybe this is the answer for other bilingual parent who want to encourage their kids to read in their “weaker” language. Anyway, I will keep track of all these suggestions. Thanks again, folks!

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:12:31 +0000

I’ve got to read 12 Secret Colors and 2 Flowers, I’ve heard really good things about them.

By: Katherine Dacey

Katherine Dacey — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:21:54 +0000

I'd definitely second Michelle's recommendation for The Palette of 12 Secret Colors, as well Nari Kusikawa's Two Flowers for the Dragon. An eleven-year-old girl might also like Apothecarius Argentum, another CMX fantasy series with a plucky heroine. There's plenty of romantic tension in Apothecarius, but the characters can't touch each other, since the male lead's skin is poisonous to others. If she's not into fantasy, she might like Suki, an older CLAMP title about a shy teen whose next-door neighbor also happens to be her teacher. The layout is cleaner and less Baroque than most CLAMP titles, so it makes a good introduction to the medium.

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MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday the 13th, part infinity — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:12:08 +0000

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By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:40:02 +0000

That’s ok, I fixed it!

By: jun

jun — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:08:09 +0000

Gah, close tags are your friend. Sorry ’bout that.

By: jun

jun — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:07:52 +0000

I recommend CMX’s The Palette of 12 Secret Colors,” which is an all-ages title featuring a spunky heroine having adventures with her adorable bird. Plus, y’know, it’s actually funny and well done.