Description
Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur Genius Grant.
A New York Times bestseller 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, the acclaimed author of American Born Chinese, and Sonny Liew, the author of the New York Times-bestseller The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, have finally revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle. This gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.Details
Author: |
Gene Luen Yang |
Illustrator: |
Sonny Liew |
ISBN 10: |
1596436972 |
Pages: |
176 |
Publisher: |
First Second |
Publication Date: |
July 15, 2014 |
Binding: |
Paperback |
Weight: |
0.95lbs |
Age Group: |
Young Adult (14 - 18) |
Grade Range: |
7-12 |