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Everything you ever wanted to know about the mysterious, mystical world of magic. The latest in the series of Illustrated History books from Adam Allsuch Boardman, An Illustrated History of Magic covers everything from prehistoric ritual, magicians as entertainment and the occult, through to Wicca and new age, crystals and mail-order magic tricks.
“Combs and Eakett do a fantastic job of providing readers an incredibly comprehensive and strongly researched–yet somehow compact–look into the history of trans identity.” —School Library Journal (starred review)An essential introduction to trans history, from ancient times to the present day, in full-color graphic nonfiction format. Deeply researched, highly readable, and featuring a broad range…
A polyphonous graphic novel memoir from father and daughter about a boy’s flight and return to war-torn Afghanistan–as well as a fresh retelling of the epic Persian poem The Conference of the Birds. Ahmadjan dreams of becoming an artist, but finds few opportunities in tumultuous Afghanistan. So he leaves … and thus begins a colorful,…
“Combs and Eakett do a fantastic job of providing readers an incredibly comprehensive and strongly researched–yet somehow compact–look into the history of trans identity.” —School Library Journal (starred review)An essential introduction to trans history, from ancient times to the present day, in full-color graphic nonfiction format. Deeply researched, highly readable, and featuring a broad range…
Is what I’m feeling normal? Is what my body is doing normal? Am I normal? How do I know what are the right choices to make? How do I know how to behave? How do I fix it when I make a mistake? Let’s talk about it. Growing up is complicated. How do you find…
A polyphonous graphic novel memoir from father and daughter about a boy’s flight and return to war-torn Afghanistan–as well as a fresh retelling of the epic Persian poem The Conference of the Birds. Ahmadjan dreams of becoming an artist, but finds few opportunities in tumultuous Afghanistan. So he leaves … and thus begins a colorful,…
With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies. Full color..
Auntie Ann’s Letter is a graphic non-fiction book centered around the story of Ann Tarkieltaub, my great-great aunt and a Holocaust survivor. Ann did not speak about her experiences during World War II until she was sick and dying of breast cancer. Then she wrote one letter to her granddaughters, my mother’s second cousins, recounting…
Freeman Book Award Winner GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honoree An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times. Part One: Taiwan, 1930s….
The “glorious” sequel to Freeman Award-winning The Boy from Clearwater After his imprisonment in Green Island, Kun-lin struggles to pick up where he left off ten years earlier. He reconnects with his childhood crush Kimiko and finds work as an editor, jumping from publisher to publisher until finally settling at an advertising company. But when…
The continuing adventures of a Yankee schoolteacher in the Union Army. // JUNE-JULY, 1864: Freeman Colby rejoins his regiment for yet another march on Richmond, but there’s no end in sight to the wider struggle… An epic account from the trenches of a nation at war with itself – Drawn from actual diaries, letters, &…
It’s July 1941 in the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe steps forward. “Let me take this man’s place,” he says, thereby volunteering to die in the place of a stranger who had just been condemned to death by his Nazi captors. By means of this singular deed, Fr. Kolbe laid…
Marek Bennett’s comics adaptation of this actual Civil War memoir brings to life the dry humor and grim conviction of teacher-turned-soldier Freeman Colby. Fiercely proud of his Granite State heritage, Freeman Colby bows to no one – not the rowdy students of his rural one-room schoolhouse, not the high-handed Union army officers in town, and…
W. H. Weston’s adaptation of Plutarch’s Lives brings the great men of the ancient world to life with clarity, vigor, and warmth. Through powerful retellings of figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Theseus, Weston highlights the character, choices, and enduring impact of these legendary heroes. Rather than simply listing achievements, Weston captures the…
1863: The continuing saga of a Yankee schoolteacher in the Union Army: Young Freeman Colby joined the 39th Massachusetts Regiment in search of “better returns,” but now he just wants to survive the war and return home to his friends & family in New England! Marching deeper into the war-torn heart of Virginia, he crosses…
The continuing adventures of a Yankee schoolteacher in the Union Army. // JANUARY-MAY, 1864: While Freeman Colby recovers his health in a D.C. hospital, the war works unforeseen changes all around him…. Featuring the stories of schoolteachers & bricklayers, radicals & refugees, nurses & politicians – Drawn from their actual diaries, letters, sketchbooks, & more!
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