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Author: Ho Che AndersonPublisher: Fantagraphics BooksPublished: 02/17/2005Pages: 228Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.82lbsSize: 11.22h x 7.30w x 0.64dISBN: 9781560976226Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Quill & Quire 04/01/2005 pg. 41School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 241Publishers Weekly 02/14/2005 pg. 56SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 50About the AuthorAnderson, Ho Che:...

The story of a French journalist who infiltrated the country's police force, revealing a culture of racism and violence in which officers act with impunity. What happens behind the walls of a police station? In order to answer this question, undercover journalist Valentin Gendrot...

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This new 30-page edition of the biography comic book of the icon Loretta Lynn. From the coal mines of Kentucky to the biggest stages around the world, Tribute: Loretta Lynn looks at the life and career of the iconic Loretta Lynn. The triumphs and...

A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual who influenced the course of US history during the Revolutionary War despite being omitted from our textbooks. Author Josh Trujillo and illustrator Levi Hastings tell the true story of one...

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Author: Liuba GabrielePublisher: Herder & HerderPublished: 03/21/2023Pages: 136Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.45h x 6.38w x 0.47dISBN: 9788416763801Language: SpanishAbout the AuthorLiuba Gabriele es una joven artista italiana, ilustradora y dibujante. Se graduó de la Academia de Bellas Artes de Brera, en Milán. Estudió también Literatura...

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