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English
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"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
2) Lunch money
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
253 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Strange invaders from the Underverse are threatening the peaceful peoples of Apocalyptia, the Under Clowns from Clownlantis have come, and it's no laughing matter! Now Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk have to write and draw a sequel, while Lightning Boy, Moonstar, and Doc Baker help Savage Aloner face his primal fear of clowns and save Apocalyptia (again)! It's going to be even MORE wild than it sounds!" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Last comics on earth volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
GN 440L
Physical Desc
220 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When friends Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk realize they read every issue of their favorite comic, Z-Man, the friends decide to write and illustrate their own comic book.
5) Fangirl: 1
Author
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Viz originals edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life - and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has...
7) Fangirl: 2
Author
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Viz Originals edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, everybody is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath just can't let go... Cath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they're in college, her sister doesn't have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle. There's...
Author
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
155 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Read this comic and start creating your own comic book! This charming illustrated tale will teach you the fundamentals of visual storytelling and making comics. Acclaimed illustrator and graphic novelist Mark Crilley returns with a new approach to learning the essential elements of making comics. Using the same comics-style art instruction as in The Drawing Lesson, The Comic Book Lesson follows the story of Emily, an enthusiastic young comics fan...
9) Fangirl: 3
Author
Series
Fangirl the manga volume 3
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
VIZ Originals edition.
Physical Desc
222 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
""The graphic novelization of Fangirl is a beautiful, contemplative, and fun reading experience."--Women Write About Comics. Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, everybody is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath just can't let go...Everything in Cath's offline life is going wrong. Just when she's started to realize her feelings for Levi, she sees him kissing someone else. Plus,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Make your own way through history! Readers will tackle seventy-one comic-creating challenges, with help from some of their favorite characters from the series! With each challenge, young cartoonists will learn new skills, from sound effects and character creation to building their own ten-page comic. The fun and imaginative drawing prompts will get kids writing their own thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and totally true histories!
Author
Publisher
Enfant
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 330L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Don't take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. Governor General Literary Award winning children's book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world's most boring book. The story's characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by the author's bland imagination and rebel against her tired tropes and stale character choices, spouting sass in an attempt to get her...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (173 pages) : chiefly color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Inspired by Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, this is Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium, a story about what it takes to start out with nothing in Cleveland, Ohio, and end up with a comic so hot a major corporation wants to steal it from you! Brilliantly interweaving the lives of the creators with the world of their creation, artists Steve Rolston and Philip Bond bring the comic-booking...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Teaches children how to write a comic book. Offers tips for getting started, creating characters, and writing a script. Includes writing activities, a glossary, and sources of more information.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
56 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the principles of comics and graphic books, explaining how artists develop story lines, create characters, set up panels, introduce mood, and add sound effects, along with advice on having a career in the field.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (363 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
As Chikara Nagai faces the pressure of finishing his latest graphic novel, he is stuck in a maze of reality and fiction mingled with his past and present. And Kon will have to face the character he plans to kill off before he can return to reality--if he ever can.
20) Dream logic
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (242 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Features concept art and commentary of the Marvel Comics series "Dream Logic" by David Mack, and examines his artistic career. Includes color photographs.