Gene Luen Yang
2) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustratons ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Falmouth YA - Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Graphic Novels
Falmouth YA - Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Graphic Novels
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In 1898 China, Little Bao has had enough of foreign missionaries and soldiers robbing peasants, and he recruits an army of Boxers to fight to free China from its oppressors.
Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!" --
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academyliterally. In a secret underground classroom Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper and her friends are eager to follow in this tradition and become top-rate coders. But why are Principal Dean and the rugby team suddenly so interested in...
5) Dragon hoops
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
445 pages : color illustrations, 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making....
6) Saints
Author
Series
Boxers and Saints volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
170 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finally finds friendship-- and a name, Vibiana -- in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian...
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 5
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
106 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. One-Zero won't stop until the whole town--no, the whole world--embraces the "true happiness" found in his poisonous potion, Green Pop. And now that he has the Turtle of Light, he's virtually unstoppable. There's one weapon that can defeat him: another Turtle of Light. Unfortunately, they can only be found in another dimension! To open a portal to this new world, Hopper, Eni, and Josh's coding skills will be put to the test.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
102 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Determined to learn the history of once-elite Stately Academy, Hopper, Eni, and Josh are challenged to outmaneuver Principal Dean, who demands that the team turn over their most powerful robot and threatening coding genius, Professor One-Zero.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
92 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Coders uncover a clue that may lead them to Hopper's missing dad, but they may need to use Professor Bee's Turtle of Light to find him.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
76 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This series rejoins Aang and friends for new adventures, beginning with a faceoff against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war, testing all of Aang's powers and ingenuity. Presented in comic book format.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
98 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Coders always knew their programming skills would take them far, but they never guessed they would take them to another dimension! Or to be accurate, one dimension less--to save humanity, Hopper, Eni, and Josh must travel to Flatland, a dangerous two-dimensional world ruled by polygons. If they can return home safely with a turtle of light, they might just stand a chance in their final showdown with Dr. One-Zero!
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
239 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daugher Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.
14) The shadow hero
Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
76 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged back into war! In the midst of the battle, can Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang be forced to take actions that can't be undone?
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
170 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet Duncan. Charming and brave, he's the Princess's favorite-- and he's on his way to winning the throne. But lately, the walls of reality in Duncan's kingdom are wearing a little thin-- -- Meet Gran'pa Greenbax. Nothing seems to satisfy this greedy old frog's longing for a pool full of gold-- until, one day, a mysterious smile appears in the sky. Has his chance at happiness come at last? -- Meet Janet. Her nine-to-five life takes a turn for the...
17) Boxers & saints
Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
2 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
238 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Avatar Aangand his friends confront an ancient spirit determined to destroy a town on land sacred to the Air Nomads, Toph and Aang find themselves on opposing sides in a battle of gigantic proportions. If Toph and Aang don't put aside their differences, there's more at stake than just their friendship!
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
70 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This anthology from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender features all your favorite characters, brought to life by a cast of all-star creators!
Journey along with Team Avatar as they rescue a pumpkin farmer waylaid by monsters, go undercover in the Fire Nation, help an old rival with a hair-raising problem, and reflect on what it means to save the world. Featuring the work of Gene Luen Yang (Avatar: The Last Airbender--North and South), Faith...
