Overview
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner National Jewish Book Award finalist Neal Shusterman, Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman and acclaimed illustrator Andrés Vera Martínez present a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through surreal visions and a textured canvas of heroism and hope. Courage to Dream plunges readers into the Holocaust - one of the greatest atrocities in human history - delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. This gripping, multifaceted tapestry is woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history. Five interlocking narratives explore one common story - the tradition of resistance and uplift. Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martínez are internationally renowned creators who have collaborated on a masterwork that encourages the compassionate, bold reaching for a dream.
Full Product Details
Author: Neal Shusterman ,
Andrés Vera Martínez
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Imprint: Bound to Stay Bound Books
ISBN: 9798855123647
Pages: 241
Publication Date: 31 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
PRAISE FOR NEAL SHUSTERMAN Praise for the Arc of a Scythe trilogy: ""Furiously paced."" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""Gripping."" --School Library Journal (starred review) ""Stellar."" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for Dry: ""No one does doom like Neal Shusterman."" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""The palpable desperation that pervades the plot...feels true, giving it a chilling air of inevitability."" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""The Shustermans challenge readers."" --School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for the Unwind dystology: ""Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller...The issues raised could not be more provocative--the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human--while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens.""--Publishers Weekly, starred review ""A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely.""--School Library Journal, starred review
Author Information
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman. Andrés Vera Martínez is a cartoonist and illustrator. He is the co-author of the graphic memoir, Little White Duck: A Childhood in China as well as the illustrator of the Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust and Monster Locker. Andrés' work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, 3x3, Junior Library Guild, Slate Cartoonist Studio, School Library Journal, Horn Book Magazine, NPR, and the New York Times. He currently lives in New England with his family. For more, find Andrés at andresvera.com.
