A Bag of Marbles
10 best books like A Bag of Marbles (Vincent Bailly): The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, Take What You Can Carry, A Fire Story, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, Illegal, Alpha. Abidjan-Gare du Nord: Abidjan-Gare du Nord (Hors collection), Cinquemila chilometri al secondo, The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule
| Author | Don Brown |
| ISBN | 1328810151 |
In the tradition of Don Brown’s critically acclaimed, full-color nonfiction graphic novels The Great American Dust Bowl and Sibert Honor winning Drowned City, The Unwanted is an important, timely, and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, exposing the harsh realities...
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
Schoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.
The magic of L.M. Montgomery’s treasured classic is reimagined in a whimsically-illustrated graphic novel adaptation perfect for newcomers...
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
| Author | Malaka Gharib |
| ISBN | 0525575111 |
One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a triumphant tale of self-discovery, a celebration of a family's rich heritage, and a love letter to American immigrant freedom. Malaka Gharib's illustrations come alive with teenage antics and earnest...
| Author | Kevin C. Pyle |
| ISBN | 0805082867 |
In 1977 suburban Chicago, Kyle runs wild with his friends and learns to shoplift from the local convenience store. In 1941 Berkeley, the Himitsu family is forced to leave their home for a Japanese-American internment camp, and their teenage son must decide how to deal with his new life. But though...
| Author | Brian Fies |
| ISBN | 1419735853 |
Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 6,200 homes and 8,900 structures and were destroyed. Author Brian Fies’s firsthand account of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his personal...
| Author | James Sturm |
| ISBN | 0786839015 |
Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1905? 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own historyand...
This is a powerful and timely story about one boy's epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout. From Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children's Laureate, and the team behind his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels.
Ebo: alone.His...
Alpha vit seul à Abidjan depuis que sa femme et son fils sont partis sans visa pour Paris, Gare du Nord. La rage au coeur, il décide de tout quitter pour les retrouver. C’est toujours mieux que de pourrir sur place. Plusieurs trajets sont possibles, des années de voyage en perspective... Sur les interminables...
| Author | Manuele Fior |
| ISBN | 8876181717 |
It was hard not to take immediate notice of the utterly beautiful cover of this book. When I then proceeded to check out Manuele Fior's art style, I was completely blown away by his exuberantly-illustrated pages, his eye for color, and his passion quite visibly oozes from the book.
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The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule
| Author | Igort |
| ISBN | 1451678878 |
Written and illustrated by an award-winning artist and translated into English for the first time, Igort’s The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks is a collection of two harrowing works of graphic nonfiction about life under Russian foreign rule.
After spending two years in Ukraine and Russia,...
Taking Turns: Stories from Hiv/AIDS Care Unit 371
| Author | M.K. Czerwiec |
| ISBN | 0271078189 |
In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. Taking Turns pulls back the curtain on life in the ward.
A shining example of excellence...
Wow! I borrowed this today from the library. I was going to concurrently read it with the other two library books I have at home and other reading material too. I had three phone calls I meant to make today. I picked up the book to start it, and I didn’t put it down until I finished it. I did not expect that....
