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6) Grass
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Grass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel, offering up firsthand the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War - a disputed chapter in 20th century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering...
Author
Series
Chronicles of the cursed sword volume 2
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"The PaSa sword was forged in darkness from the bones of demons. It has a life of its own and can bend the will of its user to aid it in its quest for blood. Fate has plced the cursed sword in the hands of Rey Yan, an orphaned warrior who wanders the land with his sister, Shyao. When the demon realm decides to meddle in the politics of man, corrupting the emperor and inciting war, Rey and Shyao fnd themselves escort to King Jaryoon, the emperor's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Chaos never asked to be humanity's defender, but with the second Ragnarok growing near, he may be mankind's last, best hope. Joined by the assassin Loki, Chaos must stop the necromancer Himmelmez from destroying the capital city of Prontera. Fighting an ever-growing army of face less zombies is hard enough, but when Himmelmez uses Chaos' undead best friend to attack him, the Rune Knight is unable to fight back. Things become further complicated with...
Author
Series
Ronin Island volume 2
Publisher
Boom! Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Hana and Kenichi have been separated, forced to find their own ways back to the Island. Kenichi, cast out in exile, must learn to survive the wilderness on his own without the support his noble upbringing previously provided. Hana must also survive a dangerous foreign environment, as she travels alongside the Shogun's caravan back towards the Island and contends with the cutthroat political in-fighting of the elite."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Boom! Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Hana and Kenichi finally return to the island seeking refuge with their new travel companions, but are denied entry by Elder Jin and the Islanders, who fear the newly mutated byōnin. Caught between the Island's defenses, the Shogun's oncoming forces, and the deadly new byōnin, Hana and Kenichi must rally their own troops and make one final stand to protect the homeland that has abandoned them, in order to preserve the ideals they know are right...
12) Umma's table
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The joy of food and tradition brings a family together. Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and even snow. But soon reality sets in and his attention is divided between his growing happy family and his impoverished parents back in Seoul in a dingy basement apartment. With an ailing mother in and out of...
13) Banned book club
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family’s restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, still focused on reading but with...
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