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Genre/Form: | Nonfiction comics Biographies Autobiographical comics Young adult literature History Biographical comic books Autobiographies Comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels Cartoons and comics Biography Biography Cartoons and comics |
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Named Person: | Hyun Sook Kim; Hyun Sook Kim |
Material Type: | Biography, Secondary (senior high) school |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Hyun Sook Kim; Ryan Estrada; Hyung-Ju Ko |
ISBN: | 9781945820427 194582042X |
OCLC Number: | 1083226030 |
Notes: | "Strange and amazing." |
Description: | 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Responsibility: | writers, Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada ; artist, Ko Hyung-Ju. |
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"Highly recommended for readers passionate about activism or political history, or for those who are simply looking for an excellent comic book." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review"From joyous mask dances to bored classrooms to tortuous jail cells, Ko affectingly captures Kim's activist-as-a-young-student journey with an affecting resonance sure to inspire today's youthful generation of tenacious changemakers." - BOOKLIST, Starred Review"The messages of hope are universal, as are the poignant reminders that change can happen when people are willing to speak up." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review"A timely read about friendship amid chaos, how to fight oppression, and . . . what it means to consider oneself apolitical in a world where politics is everywhere." - NPR "Combining real-life political intrigue with an appealing cast, Banned Book Club is an exciting, thought-provoking graphic bildungsroman." - FOREWORD REVIEWS "A tribute to young people's resistance in the face of oppression." - KIRKUS"It's hard to imagine a world where Banned Book Club could be more relevant than it is right now." - A.V. CLUB"Banned Book Club's power is in the fact that it's about something that feels like it's on our doorstep." - COMICS BEAT"Banned Book Club is the daring memoir that comes once a generation. There is nothing else like this on the bookshelves." - BLACK NERD PROBLEMS Read more...


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