Download or read book The Sunbearer Trials written by Aiden Thomas and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys. “Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not a real hero.” As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compete in the Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all—they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body melted down to refuel the Sun Stones, protecting the world for another ten years. Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and the trans son of the goddess of birds, isn't worried about the Trials . . . at least, not for himself. His best friend, Niya is a Gold semidiós and a shoo-in for the Trials, and while he trusts her abilities, the odds of becoming the sacrifice is one-in-ten. But then, for the first time in over a century, the impossible happens. Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors. Teo, and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained. Worst of all, Teo’s annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidiós Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed—for fame, glory, and their own survival.

Download or read book Bounce Back written by Misako Rocks! and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pressures in Bounce Back, a middle grade graphic novel from author/illustrator Misako Rocks! about finding your team and finding yourself. Lilico’s life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school's basketball team. She’s happy! Then comes her parents’ news: they’re moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself in Brooklyn, New York, forced to start all over. And that won’t be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away or a school bully who immediately dislikes her. Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico and with help from them—along with her guardian spirit who looks a lot like her cat, Nico—Lilico just might figure out where she fits in. This is age-appropriate, kid-friendly manga for kids - both elementary and middle school - that tells a story about friendship, new beginnings, and doing what you love, no matter what.

Download or read book The Aesthetics of Comics written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Carry This Book written by Abbi Jacobson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the mind of Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson, author of I Might Regret This, a wonderfully weird and weirdly wonderful illustrated look at the world around us—all through the framework of what we carry. “Jacobson’s art is warm, textured, and carefully composed, a little bit Maira Kalman and a little bit Roz Chast. It’s also genuinely funny.” —Vox With bright, quirky, and colorful line drawings, Jacobson brings to life actual and imagined items found in the pockets and purses, bags and glove compartments of real and fantastical people—whether it’s the contents of Oprah’s favorite purse, Amelia Earhart’s pencil case, or Bernie Madoff’s suitcase. How many self-tanning lotions are in Donald Trump’s weekender? What’s inside Martha Stewart’s hand-knit fanny pack? What kind of protein bars does Michelle Obama hide in her tiny clutch at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? An instant New York Times bestseller, Carry This Book provides a humorous and insightful look into how the things we carry around every day make up who we are.

Download or read book Neko Girls written by Deena Stone and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into an adorable world of anime Neko cat girls with this stunning adult coloring book! Packed with an adorable selection of Neko cat girls, this cute and relaxing coloring book is the perfect way to soothe your mind and let go of the day's stress and anxiety. With over two dozen delightful and unique pages for your coloring enjoyment, the Neko Girls coloring book is specially crafted to fuel your creativity as you spend hours bringing these scenes to life! Whether you're an aspiring artist looking for a spark of inspiration, a passionate anime fan with a love of coloring, or a beginner who simply wants to try out a unique new kind of coloring book, this wonderful collection will fuel your imagination and help you color the hours away. Book details: Features an Adorable Collection of 30 Neko Cat Girl Illustrations Perfect For Anime and Coloring Fans of All Ages and Skill Levels Celebrates Japanese Culture and Entertainment In a Fun and Ingenious Way Helps Promote Creativity, Relaxation, Stress Relief, and The Wonders of Mindfulness Great as a Gift For Birthdays, Christmas, Holidays, and Special Occasions As a scientifically-proven way of tapping into the benefits of mindfulness, coloring can help you say goodbye to stress as you bring all of these vibrant and loveable characters to life. With high-quality, single-sided paper that makes this book ideal for all kinds of pens and pencils, the Neko Girls coloring book is guaranteed to delight! Ready to dive into an adorable world of anime? Then scroll up and grab your copy now!

Download or read book Passionate Friendship written by Deborah Michelle Shamoon and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of girls print culture in twentieth-century Japan by examining the narrative and visual aesthetics of prewar girls magazines. It explores the ways in which that prewar culture influenced the development of postwar girls comics.

Download or read book Bathroom the Kitchen and the Aesthetics of Waste written by Ellen Lupton and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes domestic consumer culture through photos and ads.

Download or read book Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe A Graphix Chapters Book Mimi 1 written by Shauna J. Grant and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising star Shauna J. Grant makes her Graphix Chapters debut with this humorous and wholesome series. Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers. Meet Mimi. She's charming! She's cheerful! She's cute! But that's not all! She's also a loyal friend and fun playmate, who has the best adventures with Penelope, her magical toy dog. But when Mimi notices people treating her like she's too cute, can she show them that she's much more than meets the eye? Or will she be stuck in this cute-astrophe?

Download or read book Shaman Warrior written by Park Joong-Ki and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master wizard Yarong and his faithful servant Batu are sent to remote desert wastelands on a grave mission from their king. These two mysterious warriors have yet to realize that a whirlwind of political movements and secret plots will change their lives forever. When Yarong is mortally injured, Batu must fulfill his promise to leave Yarong's side to protect his master's child. As Batu seeks to find and hide the infant, Yarong reveals another secret to those who have tracked him down to finish him off--the deadly, hidden power of a Shaman Warrior.

Download or read book Kerry and the Knight of the Forest written by Andi Watson and published by Random House Graphic. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kerry might be lost in this fantastical middle-grade graphic novel, but that doesn't mean he'll give up! With twists and turns at every part of this adventure, Kerry's adventure is perfect for fans of Amulet and Mighty Jack. It'll just be a quick shortcut, right? After a spirit leads Kerry astray, he finds himself in an enchanted forest filled with mysterious creatures and dark dead ends. The further Kerry travels, the more hopeless his quest seems. . . . To get back to his parents, Kerry will have to find his way, figure out who to trust, make some tough choices about the kind of person he wants to be -- or remain lost in the woods forever. An adventure about fear, loss, and finding your own way, this enchanting story comes to life with a hero that every reader can relate to.

Download or read book Kimi ni Todoke From Me to You Vol 4 written by Karuho Shiina and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurumi's got it all--looks, popularity and friends. But underneath Kurumi's friendly exterior is a manipulative girl who'll do anything to get what she wants! And she wants Kazehaya! Will Kurumi's plotting drive Kazehaya and Sawako apart, or will it instead draw them even closer together? -- VIZ Media

Download or read book PathoGraphics written by Susan Merrill Squier and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culturally powerful ideas of normalcy and deviation, individual responsibility, and what is medically feasible shape the ways in which we live with illness and disability. The essays in this volume show how illness narratives expressed in a variety of forms—biographical essays, fictional texts, cartoons, graphic novels, and comics—reflect on and grapple with the fact that these human experiences are socially embedded and culturally shaped. Works of fiction addressing the impact of an illness or disability; autobiographies and memoirs exploring an experience of medical treatment; and comics that portray illness or disability from the perspective of patient, family member, or caregiver: all of these narratives forge a specific aesthetic in order to communicate their understanding of the human condition. This collection demonstrates what can emerge when scholars and artists interested in fiction, life-writing, and comics collaborate to explore how various media portray illness, medical treatment, and disability. Rather than stopping at the limits of genre or medium, the essays talk across fields, exploring together how works in these different forms craft narratives and aesthetics to negotiate contention and build community around those experiences and to discover how the knowledge and experiences of illness and disability circulate within the realms of medicine, art, the personal, and the cultural. Ultimately, they demonstrate a common purpose: to examine the ways comics and literary texts build an audience and galvanize not just empathy but also action. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Einat Avrahami, Maureen Burdock, Elizabeth J. Donaldson, Ariela Freedman, Rieke Jordan, stef lenk, Leah Misemer, Tahneer Oksman, Nina Schmidt, and Helen Spandler. Chapter 7, “Crafting Psychiatric Contention Through Single-Panel Cartoons,” by Helen Spandler, is available as Open Access courtesy of a grant from the Wellcome Trust. A link to the OA version of this chapter is forthcoming.

Download or read book Drawing Chibi written by Kierra Sondereker and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to draw adorable manga- and anime-style illustrations, including popular chibi onesies and adorable kawaii critters, with step-by-step instructions. Open your sketch book and begin to doodle and create in your favorite anime styles with this step-by-step drawing instructional handbook for kawaii (cute) and chibi (small) people, animals, mystical creatures, food, and more. Just starting with illustrating? Drawing Chibi is the perfect guide for beginners and budding artists alike. Start with simple illustrations like an usagi (bunny), same (shark), and aisukurimu (ice cream) before moving on to fun, multi-step illustrations like the yosei (fairy), ninja, and (uber-popular) animal onesies. Each instructional series shows how to lay out the illustration, correctly size each element, then carefully draw each feature. Workbook-style pages adjoining each illustration provide a space for readers to try their hand at practicing each drawing multiple times.

Download or read book My Boyfriend is a Bear written by Pamela Ribon and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delightful story of Nora who, after a succession of terrible boyfriends, finds a much happier relationship with a 500-pound American black bear. Bear meets girl. Nora has bad luck with men. When she meets an (actual) bear on a hike in the Los Angeles hills, he turns out to be the best romantic partner she's ever had! He's considerate, he's sweet, he takes care of her. But he's a bear, and winning over her friends and family is difficult. Not to mention he has to hibernate all winter. Can true love conquer all?

Download or read book Snowman s Big Adventure written by Ed Masessa and published by Reycraft Books. This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This humorous picture book begins with a girl's drawing of a sweaty, smelly snowman named Sue who argues with the girl about her artistic choices. As she continues to draw, the girl weaves a tale that displeases the snowman. Will the tutu-wearing snowman get his way and change the story, or will the girl, a dragon, and a puppy named Puddles win out?

Download or read book There Was an Old Dog Who Needed a Nap written by Ed Masessa and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old dog wants nothing more than to take a nap, but a musical mouse makes this impossible. Through rhyming text and a series of funny letters, the miscommunication between the two builds to a surprising ending.

Download or read book Cat Person written by Kristen Roupenian and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who’d just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. Margot meets Robert. They exchange numbers. They text, flirt and eventually have sex – the type of sex you attempt to forget. How could one date go so wrong? Everything that takes place in Cat Person happens to countless people every day. But Cat Person is not an everyday story. In less than a week, Kristen Roupenian’s New Yorker debut became the most read and shared short story in their website’s history. This is the bad date that went viral. This is the conversation we’re all having. This gift edition contains photographs by celebrated photographer Elinor Carucci, who was commissioned by the New Yorker to capture the image that accompanied Kristen Roupenian’s Cat Person when it appeared in the magazine. You Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian’s debut collection, will be published in February 2019.