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1) Spinning
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A historically accurate graphic-novel biography of the history-shaping abolitionist and activist's life includes coverage of her 1849 escape from slavery, her life-risking work on the Underground Railroad and her years as a champion of women's rights.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Interviews with astonishing women from history! How did Elizabeth I smash the Spanish Armada? How did Anne Frank's diary help her deal with despair? Was Ching Shih the world's coolest pirate queen? Uncover all this and more in Corpse Talk, the hilarious and mind-expanding chat show that brings famous corpses back to life!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo uses a graphic novel format to tell the true story of the woman who led an artistic revolution. After an accident at age 18 dashed her dream of attending medical school and becoming a doctor, Frida Kahlo turned to painting as a form of therapy. Over the next few years, she developed an introspective and surrealist style that soon became a sensation in the art world. By incorporating aspects of Mexican...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, she immediately became an American icon and a subject of endless fascination for generations to come. . . The story of the bold and daring aviator's life is presented in graphic novel format, with full-color illustrations and historically accurate details"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Tells the life story of . . . [Sacagawea] who endured hardship in her youth but nevertheless became a fearless leader and a role model for generations to come. Readers of all ages will be entertained and educated by the full-color illustrations and historically accurate narrative of this graphical biography"--Provided by publisher.
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