{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Eva Mitnick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/emitnick\/","title":"Graphic novels are haunting my dreams","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LUJqUtLRI3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/02\/graphic-novels-are-haunting-my-dreams\/\">Graphic novels are haunting my dreams<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/02\/graphic-novels-are-haunting-my-dreams\/embed\/#?secret=LUJqUtLRI3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Graphic novels are haunting my dreams&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"LUJqUtLRI3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"You know how something happens that makes you more aware of something and then suddenly it seems like the whole world is full of this thing?\u00a0 Your best friend gets pregnant, say, and suddenly you see pregnant women everywhere, or you finally learn what jejune means and the word is suddenly popping up every day.\u00a0 You wonder, \u201cIs it just that I\u2019m now noticing pregnant women more \u2014 or are there really a whole bunch more pregnant women roaming the streets?!\u201d\u009d This is how it is with graphic novels and me.\u00a0 Oh, I\u2019ve been a fan of graphic novels for all ages for at least a year now (don\u2019t snort \u2014 I\u2019ve always been a late-bloomer).\u00a0 But suddenly it feels like graphic novels for kids are just exploding; you can\u2019t turn a corner without bumping into some mention of them.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s various lucky ducks attending the New York Comic..."}