Level Up Contributor(s): Yang, Gene Luen (Author), Pham, Thien (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596432357 ISBN-13: 9781596432352 Publisher: First Second
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2011 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2010036257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 360 IG (Illustrated Guide) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.1" W x 8.45" L (0.79 lbs) 160 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/28/2011 Booklist 03/15/2011 pg. 34 Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2011 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2011 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 - Recommended, Satisfactory School Library Journal 03/01/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 146330 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Yang, Gene Luen: - Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant. He began drawing comic books in the fifth grade, and in 1997 he received a Xeric Grant for his first comic, Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan's Kingdom, The Rosary Comic Book, and Prime Baby. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won an Eisner for The Eternal Smile, a collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim. He is the author of the Secret Coders series (with artist Mike Holmes) and has written for the hit comics Avatar: The Last Airbender and Superman. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Pham, Thien: - THIEN PHAM is a comic book and visual artist, based in the Bay Area. He is also a high school teacher. Pham illustrated Gene Luen Yang's Level Up. Sumo is his first solo work. |
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