Gene Luen Yang
2) Saints
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
170 pages: chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendshipand a name, Vibianain the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie ... and whether she is willing to die...
3) Dragon hoops
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
445 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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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....
5) Level up
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Dennis, the son of Chinese immigrants, yearns to play video games like his friends and, upon his strict father's death, becomes obsessed with them but later, realizing how his father sacrificed for him, he chooses a nobler path.
6) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : chiefly color illustratons ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 2
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy--literally. 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...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
343 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
239 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daughter 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.
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 1
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 : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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.
12) Secret coders: 1
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 1
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations (some color); 23 cm
Language
English
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
Language
English
Description
"Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! Available for the first time in an omnibus format, this is the official continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Nickelodeon."--
Author
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!
16) The Search
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the help of his friends and his sister Azula, Prince Zuko goes on a quest to find out what happened to his missing mother.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition: September 2016.
Physical Desc
236 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Soon after returning home following the events of The Search, Fire Lord Zuko discovers that a rebel organization calling itself the New Ozai Society has slowly gained traction among the Fire Nation's citizens. Its goal? Assassinate Zuko and restore Ozai to the throne, before the country perishes! Laying evidence to their claim of a nation at risk are the shadowy Kemurikage -- figures originating in myth who are kidnapping children across the Fire...
Series
Comics Squad volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
133 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of comics about every kid's favorite school subject: recess"--