This graphic adaptation of "Crime and Punishment" masterfully illuminates Dostoevsky's psychological thriller. Acclaimed French artist Alain Korkos vividly brings to life the mental anguish and moral dilemmas that plague Raskolnikov, a poor St. Petersburg student who murders a miserly pawnbroker. Paperback 122 Pages Extended Description
Each book in the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series features 4 tales of undead lunacy.
The Crypt-Keeper and his fellow Ghoulunatics introduce the wildest, scariest collection of terror-tales yet!
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Seventeen-year-old Sonia, a medical student with dreams of becoming a modernist painter, is caught up in Fidel Castro's revolution from the moment it captures Havana on New Year's Eve 1958. Extended Description
A title in the Great Figures in History series: Combining the exciting style of manga graphics with biography, history, and science, these dynamic accounts of great leaders are accessible and entertaining to today's children, as well as educational--each story is accompanied by a time line that puts the story's events in historical perspective. Full colour .151 pages. Paperback Extended Description
From the GRAPHIC SPARKS series.
Good-humored stories with wacky comic book-style artwork will spark the imagination of any reluctant reader. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts
Interest age 8-10 - Reading age 6-8 Extended Description
Each book in the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series features 4 tales of undead lunacy.
The Ghoulunatics - The Vault-Keeper, the Old Witch, and everyone's favorite, The Crypt-Keeper are back to offer their twisted takes on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," the "Twilight"series, and Guitar Hero! The cover-featured Stinky Dead Kid stars in two tales - - Paperback Full colour Extended Description
Set in New Orleans in the first days after Hurricane Katrina, Dark Rain--much like Johnson's lauded 2008 graphic novel Incognegro--uses the trappings of gritty crime fiction to explore deeper issues of race in America. Dabny, a decorated soldier and former customs officer, languishes in a Houston halfway house after being convicted of taking a bribe. Desperate to raise child-support money, he agrees to .... Hardcover 160 Pages Extended Description
Possessing an awesome power he is only beginning to understand, young Jair Ohmsford must summon the devastating yet darkly seductive magic of the wishsong on a fateful mission to save his friends . . . and protect the future from the forces of evil.
From the GRAPHIC SPARKS series.
Good-humored stories with wacky comic book-style artwork will spark the imagination of any reluctant reader. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts
Interest age 8-10 - Reading age 6-8
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