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BUS TRIP tells the story of Melvin Thomas, who is 17 years-old in the summer of 1969. Like most teenagers his mind is full of anticipation about entering his senior year of high school, and the fun things he’s expecting to happen, like class trips, courting girls, purchasing a car, graduating and going to college,…
(Full Color) Horror Burrito Hi-Jinx 1: Dracula’s Account – Our hero, Burrito, tangles with the evil Vampire in Count Dracula’s castle. Burrito, while trying to hunt down the elusive monster, is joined by “Sonambulo” and “El Gato Negro”. Humor and rough-housing are abundant. Sonmabulo is a masked wrestler who is cursed with the unability to…
Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings offers an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to analyzing Latinx studies and comics studies. The book draws together groundbreaking critical essays, practical pedagogical reflections, and original and republished short comics. The works in this collection discuss the construction of national identity and memory, undocumented narratives, Indigenous and Afro-Latinx experiences,…
The turn of the nineteenth century in the United States saw the substantial influx of immigrants and a corresponding increase in anti-immigration and nativist tendencies among longer-settled Americans. Jewish immigrants were often the object of such animosity, being at once the object of admiration and anxiety for their perceived economic and social successes. One result…
No company party – When Marylynn leaves for the law convention for the weekend, she tells Cedric not to have house guests while she’s away. Cedric invites Derrick to stay at his house & has an house party. No Phones in class – When Derrick gives Cedric an cell phone, cedric accepts it & Marylynn…
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878-1968).Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. His primary purpose in describing the meat industry and its working conditions was to advance Socialism…
A Best Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post An imaginative and riveting tour de force that tells the “powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these female warriors who, until now, have been left out…
Learn to recreate delicious dishes referenced in over 500 of your favorite anime series with this practical guide to anime food. Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and engaging storylines–and it’s also overflowing with so many scrumptiously rendered meals. Do you ever watch your favorite anime series and start craving the takoyaki or…
The Student Edition of the touching graphic novel about a man and what he gives up for his family includes worksheets and activities perfect for a classroom setting.Canada is a nation built by immigrants, and this is the story of one such man. In the 1950s, José Pires bid farewell to his wife of five…
WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD – A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party. Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and…
A thrilling graphic novel reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South–from the team behind the Eisner Award-winning The Black Panther Party.WINNER OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S ALEX AWARD – A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR: The…
An accessible and easy-to-follow comic book cookbook for bringing Asian dumplings into the home kitchen, with recipes for savory and sweet dumplings, dipping sauces, riffs, and more–from the authors of Let’s Make Ramen! ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time Out, Glamour, Wired, Publishers Weekly, Booklist – “A fun-filled, information-packed romp through the…
An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country–from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream. “What a joy it is to read Malaka Gharib’s It Won’t Always Be Like This, to have your heart expertly…
Meet the unsung Latino rebels, artists, and activists who changed the United States–from Dolores Huerta to Desi Arnaz to Lin Manuel Miranda–in this bold and entertaining graphic history. From community activism to the halls of government, pop-culture, arts, and beyond, Latinos have shaped every aspect of American life. Nevertheless, these significant figures and their contributions…
“This fun guide to Thai food in comic book form weaves in the history of each dish and lots of cooking tips, plus just enough food photography to keep your mouth watering.”–Epicurious “This is a winner.”–Esquire, “Best Cookbooks of 2024 (So Far)” An approachable comic book cookbook tour of Thai culture and cuisine with 50…
NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family’s expectations. A WASHINGTON POST AND AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR – AN…
