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Author: Emil Ferris Publisher: Fantagraphics Books ISBN: 1606999591 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 418
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Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Author: Emil Ferris Publisher: Fantagraphics Books ISBN: 1606999591 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 418
Book Description
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Author: Steven Roberts Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 9781448880041 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discusses the Loch Ness monster legend, the many people who have claimed to see "Nessie," and what theories people have thought of to explain the monster.
Author: Mark Cheatham Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1448865646 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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This volume looks at some of the legends surrounding werewolves and then follows a true tale of a mysterious beast that ravaged the countryside in south-central France in the mid-1700s, killing at least 60 people.
Author: Walter Dean Myers Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062275011 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 165
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A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial, he envisions how his ordeal would play out on the big screen. Guy A. Sims, the acclaimed author of the Brotherman series of comic books, collaborated with his brother, the illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, in this thrilling black-and-white graphic novel adaption of Monster. Monster was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is also now a major motion picture called All Rise starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky. Fans of Monster and of the work of Walter Dean Myers—and even kids who think they don't like to read—will devour this graphic adaptation.
Author: Mark Cheatham Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1448864097 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Mummies are fascinating in their own right, but once young people delve into the tale of the mummys curse they will be transfixed. Touching on some of the more popular ideas of mummies that have come back to life, this engaging book then focuses on the curse of King Tuts tomb. In the end, sometimes the true stories are the creepiest ones.
Author: David L. Ferrell Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1477762205 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Nearly every culture has legends of beings who could change their shape from human to animal form and back again. Sometimes these beings were worshipped and sometimes feared. This illustrated text explores these legends and highlights the story of an alleged werewolf who terrorized the countryside of Talbot County, Georgia, in 1850.
Author: Mark Cheatham Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1448864054 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Ghosts and other things that go bump in the night can cause some big scares, but also some great stories. In this chilling volume, readers will find out some of the legends and lore surrounding these spirits that arent quite ready to rest peacefully. Aspiring ghost hunters will also enjoy a graphic retelling of the famous Bell witch haunting, as they learn to piece together fact and fiction.
Author: Mark Cheatham Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1448864038 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Earth is a small part of an enormous (possibly infinite) universe, so theres a good chance we are not the only intelligent life forms within it. Some people believe there are not only aliens in outer space, but that they visit Earth from time to time. Readers will find out some of the facts and fiction behind alien abductions and follow the tale of one of the first documented cases where a couple claimed to have seen a UFO and been taken aboard the spacecraft by aliens. We may never know the explanation for what they claimed to have experienced, but their story will spark the imaginations and curiosity of young readers.
Author: Emil Ferris
Author: Emil Ferris
Author: Steve Roberts
Author: Steven Roberts
Author: Mark Cheatham
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Author: Mark Cheatham
Author: David L. Ferrell
Author: Steve Roberts
Author: Mark Cheatham
Author: Mark Cheatham