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A beautiful, poetic book, Bayou focuses on Lee Wagstaff, an eight-year-old girl living in Depression-era Mississippi. When Lee’s father is falsely accused of murdering a white neighbor’s daughter, Lee sets out to clear his name — a task complicated by the fact that Lily Westmoreland was, in fact, kidnapped by an honest-to-goodness bogeyman. Though the […]
The Leave it to Chance Trilogy is the first set of books I set out to read for my summer reading challenge. It’s been languishing on my library shelves, though I know that it came highly recommended. Now that I’ve finally picked up these oversized volumes, I can’t wait to go back in the Fall […]
Japan isn’t the only place American companies can license comics from. Tokyopop, in an attempt to expand their offerings has picked up some titles from France, and this is one of them. A full color fantasy, it’s full of action and adventure as Pixie, a petty thief takes on more than he can chew when […]
I love to cook. My new found love started sometime between the time I got married, when I realized my husband is a very appreciative eater and the time my mother was hospitalized for a short time and we passed the hours watching cooking shows together. So when I first spotted the Manga Cookbook I […]
This is it, this is the moment that Binky has been training for–he has finally been deemed Space Cat Qualified by Felines of the Universe Ready for Space Travel (F.U.R.S.T.). Now he can live up to his true destiny, defending his humans against the scourge of bug…er, alien invasion. Binky the Space Cat Ashley Spires […]
They say attitude is everything. You tell a Teen that, and you’re going to get eyes rolled at you. But seeing is often believing, and this title, An Ideal World, just might get some believers. This Chinese comic tells a familiar story but without feeling like it’s all been done before. Great characters, a fantastic […]
One of the most anticipated sequels in my library was Jellaby: Monster in the City. I lost count of how many times students would come asking for a sequel. Some of my frequent flyers would ask when the next book was coming out two or three times a month. While hearing the same question over […]
To be honest, I read this title a while ago, and set it aside to review for when I was caught up with my life. And while I’m still catching up, I actually felt compelled to finally put up this review after watching my 8-year-old niece read this aloud to her 6-year-old sister. My one […]
Yoko Tsuno, the girl electrical engineer/amateur detective is back, stumbling into another mystery. Once again we are treated to a story where brains are more valuable than looks, and where it’s Yoko’s expertise and healthy skepticism that solves the mystery. And with just a little help from her male friends, saves the day. Yoko Tsuno […]
Digital Manga Publishing (DMP) has long been known for its yaoi titles published under the Juné and 801 Media lines. Yaoi is the term for romances written by women for women, but featuring a relationship between two men. Usually in the United States yaoi is used to mean the more explicit stories, whereas the term […]
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