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41) Shubeik lubeik
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
518 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Three wishes that are sold at an unassuming kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives as well as their lives. Deena Mohamed brings to life a cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs are heartbreaking, inspiring, and deeply resonant.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
From refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger to sparking civil rights protests across America, explore how Rosa Parks's powerful act earned her the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." A story of resistance, strength, and unwavering spirit, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the American Civil Rights leader.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University. In a deadly barrage of 67 shots, 4 students were killed and 9 shot and wounded. It was the day America turned guns on its own children - a shocking event burned into our national memory. A few days prior, 10-year-old Derf Backderf saw those same Guardsmen patrolling his nearby hometown, sent in by the governor to crush...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"See the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes Alfred Waud, a special artist and war correspondent whose depiction of Pickett's Charge is thought to be the only visual account by an eyewitness. A story of extreme risk, strife, and the search for truth, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the crucial Civil War battle"--
47) Catherine's war
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
154 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As France buckles under the Nazi regime, budding photographer Rachel Cohen must change her name, go into hiding, and bear witness to the atrocities of World War II.
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholatic
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Learn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today. On the North American plains, wild mustangs have roamed for generations ... shaping human history and struggling to survive it. For the Spanish, they were a tool of conquest. For Native Americans, they brought on a new way of life where horsemanship and horse-trading were central. And for the entire world, wild mustangs became a renowned wonder of the American...
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (1912-1954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing's life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II. While Turing's achievements...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine.
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Join our intrepid tour guides (a Sasquatch and a bald eagle) as they introduce us to the visonaries, artists, and lovers of the American landscape who fought against corruption and self-interest to carve out and protect these epic places for future generations. It's the story of the ongoing battle to ensure the most beautiful spaces in the world are not gated up or destroyed, but preserved and accessible to all! See for yourself how the idea of national...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands ... hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
56) Adler
Author
Series
Adler volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For Sherlock, there was only ever one woman -- now Irene Adler is on a mission to take down Moriarty! It's the League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen, as Adler teams up with a host of famous female faces from science, history and literature to defeat the greatest criminal mastermind of all time!" --
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on historical events, this gripping graphic novel chronicles the fierce physical, legal, and political battles sparked by the discovery of an ancient underwater treasure. May 2007. The American treasure-hunting company Ithaca Deep Sea captures the world's attention when it uncovers a priceless shipwreck. But just as Ithaca's swashbuckling leader begins to boast about its plunder, clues emerge suggesting that the sunken ship may have played...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First English language edition; First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and WWII, five extraordinary cartoonists decide to rebel. In 1957, Editorial Bruguera was one of Spain's largest publishing houses, putting out hugely popular weekly magazines and comics for young and old. They also domineeringly retained all rights and creative control of their artists' work. Thoroughly researched by the 2017 Eisner Award nominee and Spanish comics superstar Paco Roca, The Winter of the...
Author
Series
Codex black volume 1
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
319 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure-accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho-to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old...
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