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Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced…
The unforgettable story of a child soldier. When fourteen-year-old Jacob is brutally abducted and forced to become a child soldier, he struggles to hold on to his sanity and the will to escape. Daniel Lafrance’s striking artwork and the poignant, powerful text capture the very essence of life as a child soldier. Readers will never…
A story of friendship, first crushes, opera and the high drama of middle school told by award-winning Kyo Maclear in her debut graphic novel. Somewhere in the universe, there is the perfect tune for you. It’s almost the end of middle school, and Charlie has to find her perfect song for a music class assignment….
Spit and Passion is about the transformative moment when music crashes into a stifling adolescent bedroom and saves you–suddenly, you belong. In this graphic memoir, cult illustrator Cristy C. Road brings “to vivid life the experiences of a queer-identified Latina punk rocker” (Bitch). At twelve years old, Cristy is trying to balance the values of…
This groundbreaking body of comics journalism collects Anderson’s entire biography of the renowned civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over a decade in the making, the saga has been praised for its vivid recreation of one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and for its accuracy in depicting the personal and…
Lee, living in Hong Kong, meets Matt, a fine young Englishman. Their relationship becomes stronger by the day, despite their deep cultural differences. But there is Lee’s Dad to contend with who views this affair very suspiciously. And there is another contender for Lee’s heart, a Chinese young man, whose jealousy takes on twinges of…
Learn to draw 75 mega beasts as adorable monsters with Kawaii Monsters Unleashed. Kawaii Monsters Unleashed is a charming how-to-draw book filled with 75 irresistibly cute, quirky, and magical creatures inspired by Japanese folklore and the whimsical world of kawaii art. From sweetly spooky spirits to mischievous mini-beasts, each character is packed with personality–and easy…
Satisfy your ramen cravings at home (and affordably)! Kawaii Café Ramen includes over 60 easy-to-follow recipes, beautifully illustrated in a fun anime style. Kawaii Café Ramen covers everything you need to know, including how to put together a bowl of piping hot ramen in a myriad of ways with a choice of four soup bases,…
Part Wild West sheriff, part old world rabbi, Harvey protects his town and delivers justice, wielding only the weapons of wisdom, wit and a bit of trickery. Creatively retells comic Jewish folktales, setting them loose on the western frontier of the 1870s.
Part Wild West sheriff, part old world rabbi, Harvey protects his town and delivers justice, wielding only the weapons of wisdom, wit and a bit of trickery. Creatively retells comic Jewish folktales, setting them loose on the western frontier of the 1870s.
Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor – American Library Association (ALA) Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert “Yummy” Sandifer, an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago’s Southside who was killed by his own gang members. Eleven-year-old Roger is trying to make sense of his classmate…
A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images! Meet the film’s principal characters and read interviews and comments with the production staff. A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images! Meet the novel’s principal characters and read interviews and…
The perennial bestseller-now available as a sensational new graphic novel. Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered The Kite Runner. Through Khaled Hosseini’s brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. Now, in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation, Hosseini brings his compelling…
“Do not underestimate the power of the book you are holding in your hands.”–Michelle Alexander More than 2 million people are now imprisoned in the United States, producing the highest rate of incarceration in the world. How did this happen? As the director of The Sentencing Project, Marc Mauer has long been one of the…
Original Series Now Available on Disney+A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist 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,…
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’s fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming…
