11/12 GRAPHIC NOVELS and GRAPHIC NON-FICTION
BAREFOOT GEN: A CARTOON STORY OF HIROSHIMA by KEIJI NAKAZAWA (or any book by this author)
A graphic novel account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, based on the experiences of the author who was six years old at the time of the attack.
A graphic novel account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, based on the experiences of the author who was six years old at the time of the attack.
THE COLOR OF EARTH by KIM DONG HWA MOTHER DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS
Ehwa, looked down upon as the daughter of a widowed tavern manager in Korea, begins to open herself to the possibility of love in her own life after watching her mother fall in love again.
Ehwa, looked down upon as the daughter of a widowed tavern manager in Korea, begins to open herself to the possibility of love in her own life after watching her mother fall in love again.
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST by HIROMU ARAKAWA
Edward and Alphonse Elric, physically altered by their dabblings in alchemy, become agents of the government whose demands put them in touch with a world of evil alchemists, all in search of the Philosopher's Stone.
Edward and Alphonse Elric, physically altered by their dabblings in alchemy, become agents of the government whose demands put them in touch with a world of evil alchemists, all in search of the Philosopher's Stone.
KILL MY MOTHER: A GRAPHIC NOVEL by JULES FEIFFER
When three daunting dolls intersect with one hapless heroine and a hard-boiled private eye, deception, betrayal, and murder stalk every mean street in…Kill My Mother.
THE LIVES OF SACCO AND VANZETTI: THE CRIME, THE EVIDENCE, A GLOBAL CAUSE by RICK GEARY
A graphic novel account of the lives and deaths of Italian immigrants and admitted anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were accused of murder in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1920, tried, convicted, and executed, in a case that caused an uproar around the world due to the questionable circumstances surrounding the case.
A graphic novel account of the lives and deaths of Italian immigrants and admitted anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were accused of murder in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1920, tried, convicted, and executed, in a case that caused an uproar around the world due to the questionable circumstances surrounding the case.
STICHES: A MEMOIR by DAVID SMALL OVERCOMING ADVERSTIY
Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute—a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.
Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute—a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.
TERRORIST by HENRIK REHR HISTORICAL FICTION WORLD WAR I
Fictional account of the life of the young Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princep, who touched off World War I in 1914 by assassinating the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Fictional account of the life of the young Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princep, who touched off World War I in 1914 by assassinating the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sidney Padua Mr. Allain's pick
. . . in which Sydney Padua transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into a hilarious series of adventures.
“Sydney Padua’s impeccably researched, yet playfully imagined graphic biography is a treat for history buffs and graphic novel lovers alike…With fantastically detailed art, footnotes and diagrams…, this is a whimsical graphic account like no other.” Bookpage
. . . in which Sydney Padua transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into a hilarious series of adventures.
“Sydney Padua’s impeccably researched, yet playfully imagined graphic biography is a treat for history buffs and graphic novel lovers alike…With fantastically detailed art, footnotes and diagrams…, this is a whimsical graphic account like no other.” Bookpage
THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE by ROBERT KIRKMAN
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.
Y THE LAST MAN, VOLUME I: UNMANNED by BRIAN VAUGHN (or any book by this author)
The saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth.
The saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth.