Americus

Author:   M. K. Reed ,  Jonathan David Hill ,  Jonathan David Hill
Publisher:   Roaring Brook Press
ISBN:  

9781596436015


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 18 years
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Americus


Overview

A graphic novel about a small town where the proposed banning of a fantasy book series sets neighbor against neighbor--perfect for teens and anyone who loves books. Neal Barton just wants to read in peace. Unluckily for him, some local Christian activists are trying to get his favorite fantasy series banned from the Americus public library on grounds of immoral content and heresy. Something has to be done, and it looks like quiet, shy Neal is going to have to do it. With youth services librarian Charlotte Murphy at his back, Neal finds himself leading the charge to defend the mega-bestselling fantasy series that makes his life worth living. This is a funny, gripping, and relatable tale of life and local politics in middle America, ""[Reed's] ear for the speech of teenagers is especially sharp, rendering the scenes from high school the most consistently true-to-life and painfully hilarious in the book."" - The Comics Journal

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Author:   M. K. Reed ,  Jonathan David Hill ,  Jonathan David Hill
Publisher:   Roaring Brook Press
Imprint:   First Second
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781596436015


ISBN 10:   1596436018
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Hill's black and white illustrations, full of clean, bold lines, fill the tale with a sense of drama and action, even when the characters are reading silently. Americus is ultimately a reminder of the small miracles a good book can conjure up, in individual lives and across communities. - Publishers Weekly


""Hill's black and white illustrations, full of clean, bold lines, fill the tale with a sense of drama and action, even when the characters are reading silently. Americus is ultimately a reminder of the small miracles a good book can conjure up, in individual lives and across communities."" - Publishers Weekly


Author Information

Indie comics writer and illustrator MK Reed lives in Brooklyn. She's an old hand at the self publishing scene but Americus is her first go-round with a big publisher. Jonathan Hill is a cartoonist & illustrator living in Portland, Oregon. Americus is his first graphic novel.

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