5/31/2023 0 Comments Never say die by will hobbs![]() ![]() It's a gauntlet run by many attempting to cross the border, but few make it. Victor's passage is fraught with freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger, and dead ends. ![]() When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into America so he can find work and help ease the finances at home.īut with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, Victor struggles to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert. In this riveting, action-packed novel from award-winning author Will Hobbs, a teenage boy hoping to help his loved ones must fight for his life as he makes the dangerous journey across the Mexican border into the United States. ![]()
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![]() He was originally in this series called "Blazing Comics" published by this company, Rural Home. Some didn't make it out of their first appearance. Which, in the grand scheme, is not that bad a run for that period. ![]() The full story arrives on shelves in July, but First Second is also releasing issues digitally on multiple platforms, with the third issue debuting Monday April 14. Though never explicitly rendered as a Chinese-American in his original adventures, Yang and Lieu offer a lighthearted reintroduction firmly establishing Hank Chu as the son of Chinese immigrants in a fictionalized Chinatown. In "The Shadow Hero," a collaboration with artist Sonny Liew, Yang brings new life to the Green Turtle, a Golden Age character that might represent the first Asian-American superhero. ![]() ![]() Though he often depicts Chinese culture specifically, his chief concern is the broader examination of the immigrant experience. Gene Luen Yang draws upon his experience as a child of Chinese immigrants in original graphic novels like "American Born Chinese" and the "Boxers & Saints" collection from First Second Books. These discussions run the gamut in terms of topics, from current projects to classic stories, talking trends, tastes and wherever else the conversations lead. Welcome to the CBR SUNDAY CONVERSATION, a weekly feature where we speak in-depth - and at-length - with some of the most interesting members of the comic book community. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Truman jean reidy![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The theme of connection powers both text and image as depicted in a candid family shot of children, including one using a wheelchair, gleefully roasting marshmallows with their grandparents: “Eyes so bright and smiles aglow./ Laughs like someone else we know./ Family ties so strong and true.// Part of me/ is part of you.” While Reidy’s chipper rhymes provide a page-turning pace, it’s Cotterill’s crafty visuals that make this book stand out. Here she joins forces with artist and craftswoman extraordinaire Samantha Cotterill, who brings this delightful story to life with her signature diorama-style illustrations. Truman (a turtle) and his human girl, Sarah, have a special relationship. ![]() Featuring multiple families of varying skin tones, the dollhouse-like scenes burst with an animated energy, loosely organized to map the contour of an active day out, from morning greetings to bedtime stories. Jean Reidy is the beloved and bestselling author of Truman and Sylvie. Jean Reidy created a story about friendships, changes and being brave. “A million kisses!/ Hugs! Hooray!/ Our grand day/ begins this way.” Sidewalk chalk art, baking, reading, and dress-up-there’s no limit to the fun that can be had with grandparents, suggest Reidy’s declarative couplets and Cotterill’s distinctive hand-built, three-dimensional sets captured in brightly lit photographs. What Would You Do in a Book about You by Jean Reidy and Joey. ![]() |