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Americus
Contributor(s): Reed, Mk (Author), Hill, Jonathan (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1596436018     ISBN-13: 9781596436015
Publisher: First Second
OUR PRICE: $14.44  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Coming Of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2010051586
Age Level: 12-18
Grade Level: 7-13
Lexile Measure: 550 GN (Graphic Novel)
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.05" W x 8.5" L (0.70 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 110 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 09/01/2011
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 144843
Reading Level: 3.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:

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


Contributor Bio(s): Reed, Mk: - MK Reed is the writer of Americus, The Cute Girl Network, Palefire, and the Eisner-nominated Science Comics: Dinosaurs. She writes and draws About a Bull, a web-comic adaptation of Irish mythology. MK lives in Portland, Oregon, with her very tall husband.Hill, Jonathan: - Jonathan Hill is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist who lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and cat. He was the artist on Americus and has had work in books from Fantagraphics, Dark Horse, and Roar. He also teaches comics in the illustration department of the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
 
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