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Author
Series
Derek Fallon books volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Derek wants to train his pet monkey to help Umberto, a new student who uses a wheelchair, but Umberto would rather steal Derek's cartoon ideas.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of Stanley Lieber, comic book author, publisher of Marvel Comics, and creator of such famous comic-book characters as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us an in-depth biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts.
It is the most American of stories: How a barber's son grew up from modest beginnings to realize his dream of creating a newspaper comic strip. How he daringly chose themes never
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Series
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the 1980s, Gary Larson (b. 1950) shook up a staid comics page by introducing a set of aesthetic devices, comedic tones, and philosophical frames that challenged and delighted many readers, even while upsetting and confusing others. His irreverent, single panels served as an alternative reality to the tame comedy of the "family-friendly" newspaper comics page, as well as the pervasive, button-down consumerism and conformity of the Reagan era. In...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Language
English
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Description
A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.
Author
Publisher
TwoMorrows Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Throughout the 1970s the industry seemed locked in a death spiral, but the powers that be at DC Comics had an idea to reverse their fortunes. In 1978, they implemented a bold initiative: Provide readers with more story pages by increasing the price-point of a regular comic book to make it comparable to other magazines sold on newsstands. Billed as "The DC Explosion," this expansion saw the introduction of numerous creative new titles. But mere weeks...
16) Tomboy
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger. From fine-tuning his trash-talking skills on the basketball court to his cocky 'tude in the soccer goal, Nate can be a bigger challenge to his teammates than their opponents.
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