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Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This brilliant graphic novel artfully depicts the life and passions of Frida Kahlo, one of the 20th century s most enigmatic artists. The perfect subject for a graphic novel, Frida Kahlo s brief life was dramatic and romantic, tragic and painful. In this illustrated "biography", Vanna Vinci captures the spirit of Kahlo s world in boldly colored, minutely detailed illustrations. Blending facts and history with dreamlike and surreal sequences, Vinci...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Jason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events like shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes. Jason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to perform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that don't really exist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat. He does his best to hide his...
Author
Publisher
A Wave Blue World
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories from across the spectrum of real-life experience, nine members of the trans community share their inspirational childhood stories. These are tales of questioning, affirming, transitioning, and growing up; courageous, gripping accounts from musicians, actors, teachers, scientists, forest rangers, and activists of how they overcame their unique challenges...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Women change the World... ...they've been doing it for centuries. Now New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson has gathered female and nonbinary writers and artists to reveal the women making our world better day by day. Real-world heroes who exemplify the best of Wonder Woman herself: her strength, compassion, and commitment to truth, equality, and justice."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
From the author of Fun Home, a profoundly affecting graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads in our times Comics and cultural superstar Alison Bechdel delivers a deeply layered story of her fascination, from childhood to adulthood, with every fitness craze to come down the pike: from Jack LaLanne in the 60s ("Outlandish jumpsuit! Cantaloupe-sized guns!") to the existential oddness...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Horror manga legend Junji Ito has fascinated the world with his beautiful and strange tales, from his debut story "Tomie" to Uzumaki, Gyo, and many other famous works. In this professional memoir and horror manga analysis, he tells all and digs into dark recesses--reflections on influences from his childhood, thoughts on manga, next-level idea-generation techniques, character design, craftmanship, and more. Full of never-before-told insider anecdotes...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On April 9, 1939, Black contralto Marian Anderson stood on a stage before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Facing a crowd of 75,000 people on the National Mall, she began to sing "America, My Country 'Tis of Thee." From the very first note, her sweet and powerful voice took flight-soaring over the National Mall and floating out of radios across the nation. But why was Anderson singing outside on that chilly day, and what was the enduring...
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The life of Agatha Christie was as mysterious and eventful as her fiction. This beautifully illustrated graphic novel traces the life of the Queen of Whodunnit from her childhood in Torquay, England, through a career filled with success, mischief, and adventure, to her later years as Dame Agatha. Revealing a side to Christie that will surprise and delight many readers, Agatha introduces us to a free-spirited and thoroughly modern woman who, among...
11) Einstein
Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A world-changing equation and a wild head of hair are all most of us know about one of history?s greatest minds, despite his being a household name in his lifetime and an icon in ours. But while the broad outlines of what Einstein did are well known, who he was remained hidden from view to most ... even his closest friends.0This is the story of a scientist who made many mistakes, and even when he wanted to be proven wrong, was often right in the...
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Award winning authors Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis present a historically accurate graphic novel biography of English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. 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...
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Take a dive into the brain of master auteur, Quentin Tarantino, writer and director of multiple award-winning films such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. In this sensational graphic novel, the author imagines an interview with Tarantino himself, revealing the history of his ostentatious career and illuminating insights into the icon's life. In a first-person account, Amazing Améziane leads us through the life story of this iconic auteur, from his...
14) Queen in comics
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic novels, Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Freddie Mercury form one of the greatest rock bands in the world. Under the leadership of its charismatic singer, Queen is a planetary success for each hit with its decadent shows, inimitable aesthetics, and style. "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Are the Champions," "Don't Stop Me Now," or even "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" are just some of the hits! Discover the great stories and little secrets surrounding the legend!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as the Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of one of the greatest basketball players of all time -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump...
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The climate crisis is reaching a critical tipping point—and you might have heard of the countless amazing young people who are taking action and speaking up for change. Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials—and...
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Bio-comic of Leonard Cohen's life. Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career. A young Cohen traded in the promise of steady employment in his family's upscale Montreal garment business for the unlikely path of a literary poet. His life took another sharp turn...
Author
Publisher
Dibbuks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Francisco de Goya se encuentra en Cádiz, recuperándose de una terrible enfermedad que le ha dejado sordo, con terribles fiebres, jaquecas y alucinaciones. Está teniendo visiones terribles, cosas del otro mundo que le asedian, visiones de muerte que más tarde se harán reales en los campos empapados en sangre de la Guerra de la Independencia. Quizá esos monstruos no sean reales...pero su amigo Asensio Julià sí lo es...y él forma parte de ese...
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Marie Curie's exceptional life and groundbreaking research changed the world, expanding scientific understanding, and creating new opportunities for women, as explored in this lavishly illustrated graphic biography endorsed by the Curie Estate. Curie's unique drive--against all odds--to understand Nature's ways and laws led to ground-breaking discoveries, which revolutionized medical theory and practice. She was the first female Nobel Prize winner...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Discover how Mexican painter Frida Kahlo becomes one of the greatest artistic voices in the world as she travels from Mexico to New York City for her first-ever solo exhibition, setting the art world aflame"--Provided by publisher.
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