{"id":152,"date":"2016-01-21T17:57:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T17:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stormfrontpublishing.wordpress.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2016-01-21T17:57:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T17:57:43","slug":"graphic-novels-for-the-gateway-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidalwavecomics.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/21\/graphic-novels-for-the-gateway-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR THE GATEWAY READER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have often promoted that comic books can be a gateway to reading&#8212;especially for reluctant readers. One of the more clever books that fit this category was actually written by a 13 year old girl (well, she was at the time). Of course, we are talking about Violet Rose&#8211;the adventures of a paranormal super sleuth form the 6th grade. 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