|
Showing 1 - 8 of
8 matches in All Departments
Discover how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognizable
artists in the world in this powerful graphic novel written by
award-winning author Terry Blas and illustrated by Ignatz
Award-winning artist Ashanti Fortson. Presenting Who HQ Graphic
Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times
Best-Selling Who Was? series! Explore Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's
rise to stardom, as she travels from Mexico to New York City for
her first-ever solo exhibition and sets the art world aflame. A
story of independence, determination, and finding beauty within
one's scars, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse
themselves into the incredible power of one of the greatest artists
of all time—brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid
full-color illustrations that jump off the page.
Discover how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognizable
artists in the world in this powerful graphic novel written by
award-winning author Terry Blas and illustrated by Ignatz
Award-winning artist Ashanti Fortson. Presenting Who HQ Graphic
Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times
Best-Selling Who Was? series! Explore Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's
rise to stardom, as she travels from Mexico to New York City for
her first-ever solo exhibition and sets the art world aflame. A
story of independence, determination, and finding beauty within
one's scars, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse
themselves into the incredible power of one of the greatest artists
of all time—brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid
full-color illustrations that jump off the page.
"A must for myth-loving middle schoolers." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
"And they lived happily ever after . . . I assume." Vengeful
spirits, flying ogres, helpful teapots, ghost pepper ghosts, and
trickster tigers? That's just the start of this lively collection
of Asian folktales, reimagined and retold in comics! This second
volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales" graphic novel
series is a thrilling, funny, and totally unexpected take on
stories spanning the entirety of the Asian continent, with loads of
lesser-known myths and legends from Tibet, India, Indonesia, and
beyond. Featuring the work of GENE LUEN YANG, NICK DRAGOTTA, BLUE
DELLIQUANTI, CARLA SPEED MCNEIL, NINA MATSUMOTO, and many more!
In this darkly comedic YA graphic novel, a group of teens starts a
program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take
advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the
property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes!
Sixteen-year-old Jackie Chavez loves her local amusement park,
Kingdom Adventure, maybe more than anything else in the world. The
park is all she and her friends Nikki, Daniel, and Berke-although
they aren't always the greatest friends-talk about. Kingdom
Adventure is where all Jackie's best memories are, and it's where
she feels safe and happy. This carries even more weight now that
Jackie's parents have been deported and forced to go back to
Mexico, leaving Jackie in the United States with her Tia Gina, who
she works with at the Valley Care Living seniors' home. When Gina
tells Jackie that they can't afford a season pass for next summer,
Jackie is crushed. But on her next trip to Kingdom Adventure, she
discovers strictly protected company secret: If someone dies at the
park, their family gets free lifetime passes. Jackie and her
friends hatch a plot to bring seniors from Valley Care Living to
the park using a fake volunteer program, with the hopes that one of
the residents will croak during their visit. The ruse quickly gets
its first volunteer-a feisty resident named Phyllis. What starts
off as a macabre plan turns into a revelation for Jackie as Phyllis
and the other seniors reveal their own complex histories and
connections to Kingdom Adventure, as well as some tough-to-swallow
truths about Jackie, her friends, and their future. With artist
Claudia Aguirre, Terry Blas has crafted a graphic novel that is
dark and deeply moving. This book is Cocoon meets Heathers-a
twisted satire about a magical land and the people who love it,
even to the point of obsession. Jackie's summer is about to turn
into a wild ride filled with gallows humor, friendship, and fun-or
is it?
|
|