{"product_id":"calamity-before-jane-a-toon-graphic-9781662665400","title":"Calamity Before Jane: A Toon Graphic","description":"\u003cb\u003eCalamity Jane and the stories surrounding her are famous, but this graphic novel for young readers 8 and up is here to tell the story of Martha Jane Canary--the real-life survivor, orphan, and storyteller behind the legend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1901, the Pan-American Exposition World's Fair was held in Buffalo, New York. Amongst spectacles like advancements in electricity and new inventions like the X-ray machine is a woman with a story--but not the one you've heard. Calamity Jane's life is shrouded in exaggerations and lies told to sell a more marketable version of reality, but cartoonist Noah Van Sciver is here to tell the truth: Martha Jane Cannary struggled throughout her life, from her childhood as a destitute orphan to her bitter adulthood as she watched the West she loved disappear before her eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noah Van Sciver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Toon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662665400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoah Van Sciver is a multiple award-winning cartoonist who first came to comic readers' attention with his critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic book series Blammo. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Best American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKramers Ergot\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as countless graphic anthologies. Van Sciver was a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eMAD Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand has written and drawn numerous bestselling graphic novels including \u003ci\u003eJoseph Smith and the Mormons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Dirty Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaint Cole\u003c\/i\u003e and the Fante Bukowski: Struggling Writer series for Fantagraphics books. In 2015 he was the Artist in Residence\/fellow at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. His books and comics are translated into more than 6 different languages around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Noah Van Sciver \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47520911818909,"sku":"9781662665400","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_903e12bf-2f6a-4d0f-b750-293bcebb902d.jpg?v=1767114548","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/calamity-before-jane-a-toon-graphic-9781662665400","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}