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Book Review: Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop
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Book Review: Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop

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Title: Dear Justice League Author: Michael Northrop Illustrator: Gustavo Duarte Publisher: DC Zoom Paperback: 176 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository The greatest heroes in the DC Comics universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans–kids!–courtesy of Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, and artist… Continue reading Book Review: Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop

Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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Title: The Complete Persepolis Author: Marjane Satrapi Publisher: Pantheon Books Paperback: 341 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Persepolis is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life… Continue reading Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw
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Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

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Title: Kiss Number 8 Author: Colleen AF Venable Illustrator: Ellen T Crenshaw Publisher: First Second Books Hardcover: 320 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Amanda can’t figure out what’s so exciting about kissing. It’s just a lot of teeth clanking, germ swapping, closing of eyes so you can’t see that godzilla-sized zit just… Continue reading Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

Book Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang
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Book Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

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Title: In Real Life Author: Cory Doctorow Illustrations: Jen Wang Publisher: Square Fish Paperback: 192 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role-playing game where she spends most of her free time. It’s a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It’s a place where she can meet people from… Continue reading Book Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
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Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

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Title: The Sleeper and the Spindle Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Chris Riddell Publisher: Bloomsbury Hardcover: 71 Source: Chicago Public Library, Overdrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell – weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of… Continue reading Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

Wishlist Wednesday #15: Fruits Basket, Vol 2 by Natsuki Takaya
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Wishlist Wednesday #15: Fruits Basket, Vol 2 by Natsuki Takaya

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. A lot of my friends in high school and college were obsessed with this show, so when I needed a new manga to read, I… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #15: Fruits Basket, Vol 2 by Natsuki Takaya

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Review: Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins

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Title: Watchmen Author: Alan Moore Illustrator/Letterer: Dave Gibbons Colorist: John Higgins Publisher: DC Comics Hardcover: 416 pages Source: Owned Summary: (taken from Goodreads) This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes… Continue reading Review: Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins

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Book Review: Andre the Giant – Life and Legend

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Title: Andre the Giant: Life and Legend Author: Box Brown Publisher: First Second Paperback: 240 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure. He was a normal guy who’d been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. At his peak, he weighed… Continue reading Book Review: Andre the Giant – Life and Legend