Age: Graphic Novel

The Odyssey

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

With bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer’s epic poem, Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it’s never been told before. “Gareth Hind brings THE ODYSSEY to life in a masterful blend of art and storytelling. Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is a worthy new interpretation of Homer’s epic.” [...]

Other Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder And Blunders

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

From Hercules snake assassin slippers to Arachnes wicked weaver rap songs, these are the mythic monsters and Hellenic heroes that have captured Western culture for centuriesbut a whole lot more fun. Each story showcases the wondrous and blunderful antics of gods and mortals in bright graphics that rival the super-heroic action of The Lightning Thief, [...]

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Vermonia #3

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

The quest to save Vermonia continues! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.In part three of the Vermonia series, General Uro’s reign of terror spreads through the Turtle Realm. When the three skateboarders from the planet Blue Star— Doug, Naomi, and Jim— are [...]

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Vermonia #4

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

The quest to save Vermonia continues! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.The Four pillars supporting life in the Turtle Realm— fire, wind, water, and thunder— are under threat from General Uro’s army. Mel and her guardian, Ruka, remain imprisioned in the castle [...]

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American Born Chinese

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he’s the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and [...]

Other Descriptors: China, Taiwan, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Pigling: A Cinderella Story: A Korean Tale

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Cinderella has many different versions throughout the world, and this book is from Korea. After Pigling’s mother dies, her widowed father remarries a wicked woman who has her own daughter. Her stepmother and stepsister make her life miserable. Pigling’s stepmother gives her three impossible tasks to complete, but with the help from magical creatures, she [...]

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Korea, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , » Leave a comment

Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead (Graphic Universe)

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Marwe lives in a village where food is scarce. She tries to be obedient, but it’s hard to spend every day working in the field. When her carelessness ruins the village’s crops, she’s too scared to face her angry family and runs away to the stranges Land of the Dead. Marawe knows she doesn’t belong [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Tanzania » Themes: , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Vermonia #1: Quest for the Silver Tiger

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

On a distant Blue Star, Mel, Jim, Naomi, and Doug — friends obsessed with their garage band — don’t seem that different from any of the other twelve-year-old skateboarders at Union Middle School. But everything changes when Mel is kidnapped and imprisoned in a world called the Turtle Realm. As her friends rush to save [...]

Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family, and while she soon carves out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continues to struggle for a sense of [...]

Other Descriptors: Austria, Biography, Iran, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Laika

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth’s first space traveler.  This is her journey. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika’s health and life. Abadzis gives life to a pivotal [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment