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... odd, it completely brought me back to the "real" Grimm tales I read as a child. Low point goes to Brian K. Vaughan for Pride of Baghdad, mainly for ruining a potentially fantastic material.
That's about it - see you all next year!!!! 8. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
9. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
10. The Walking Dead, Book 1 by Robert Kirkman
11. Y: The Last Man, Book 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
12. Y: The Last Man, Book 2 by Brian K. Vaughan ... Sacco or Joe Kubert or Marjane Satrapi are the best folks to introduce them to.
There are exceptions, of course: Pride of Baghdad is one, and even Maus, while perhaps not in consideration here, isn't off-target, given the very reader-friendly mice who tell the story.
My ultimate ... ... Cynara points out, they do "have an end in sight."
For example, Maus is a graphic novel, or OGN. Brian K. Vaughan's Pride of Baghdad is also an OGN. As is Alan Moore's The Killing Joke. On the other hand, his Watchmen is not truly a graphic novel (although it is, of course, original - ... Pride of Baghdad tells the story of the lions of the Iraq Zoo in the weeks after the invasion; it's sad and has some violence, so it might be a bit ahead of sixth graders, but it's recommended for YA, and it's about the direct aftermath of war.
Not directly dealing with war & genocide, but Wi ... 40. Pride of Baghdad - Brian K. Vaughan
41. Johnny and the Dead - Terry Pratchett ... from a zoo in Iraq -- not sure what the low end of the age range would be, as I've heard it's fairly dark. The title is Pride of Baghdad.
... I got in the post:
The Klingon Hamlet (for a friend's birthday, though)
Two cookbooks also for friends.
Pride of Bagdad
Grammar for English Language Teachers (which looks scrumptious, but I lent it out to a friend who was also interested in a book about how to teach ... ... answer the question too.
*half-asleep, goes move portion of comment to the right thread*
I did read and finish Pride of Bagdad, though! I would recommend Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan. It is current, relevant, and very well written. I am not that into graphic novels, but my kids are. We found Pride of Baghdad to be powerful and the artwork is beautiful. We also have V for Vendetta and both volumes of Maus. I thought all of these were very well-done.
I also liked reading both volumes of Persepolis. ... #99
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
136 pages / 2008 / 5 stars / Graphic Novel / 12-29-08
Very rarely a book will take me by surprise like ... ... one about growing up Chinese American in the U.S.A.. Includes trying to rewrite one's own identity. (Graphic Novel)
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon: The story of the lions in the Baghdad zoo during the Iraq war. Studies cruelty and the ideas of bravery and freedom. ... Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos
The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
... stand alones. All are fairly easy to pick up from outside the genre as well.
As a stand alone, I would also suggest Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan. It's loosely based on actual events that happened after a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during the US bombing, told from ... ... Sharon Draper
As well as a couple of graphic novels that I think are really good and have appeal across age levels:
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
I'm not sure if you would call The Arrival a graphic novel or something else (i.e. sequential art) but ... ... www.librarything.com/work/52404/reviews/24744216">Review)
14. Agent to the Stars John Scalzi (Reviewed; No Link)
15. Pride of Baghdad Brian K. Vaughn (Review)
16. Well of Ascension Brandon Sanderson (AtomicGirl in Read YA Lit : What is your favorite YA title? (Dec 11, 2007, 4:13pm) ... Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ Haarsma
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
... Serenity: Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon et al - library
184. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik - keeper
185. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon - library
186. Blood Lines by Tanya Huff - keeper
187. Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey - ... In order read:
Fledgling byOctavia E. Butler
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
Brother Roger of Taize's Essential Writings
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler ... Or, if you're looking for something interesting, but perhaps not all spandex and superpowers, then they're are things like Pride of Baghdad, or Losers, or Sanctum perhaps... if you like weird and wonderful stuff, then the Promethea series by Alan Moore is very good, mind-bending stuff. ... I just finished Pride of Baghdad, which was very well done.
I'm starting Hip-Hop America, by Nelson George. I just started Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan 5: Little Children is a great read.
I'll probably read Pride of Baghdad next, but I'm not sure. ... though I don't have much time to devote to it. I may run a bath and just read straight through tonight.
I'm also reading Pride of Baghdad this week to catch up before my book club meeting on Feb 8th! It's a graphic novel, but supposed to be pretty heavy. I'm looking forward to it quite a bit. I'm reading Pride of Baghdad for my book club next month. It should arrive in the mail next week.
I really like a lot of Brian K. Vaughan's other work (Runaways, Y the Last Man), but I haven't heard much about Pride of Baghdad. Has anyone read it? Should I keep a box of tissues handy? ... I'm a fan of noir movies and for me Frank Miller has captured that bleak, sparse style very well with these books.
Pride of Baghdad - another graphic novel that I really enjoyed, this one by Mr Brian K. "Y the Last Man" Vaughan - all about a small pride of lions that escapes from the ... Now that I've read it: Pride of Baghdad is excellent, if you don't mind talking animals as protagonists. (The animals talk to each other, not to humans.) The art and lettering are terrific.
It's a 'short story', where Y and Ex Machina are more novelistic, but it's more fully achieved, even ... Yes, I'm looking forward to Pride of Baghdad as well, but I have to say that although I've been following both Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina since early on, they've gotten a little rote lately, particularly Y. I mean, what's actually happened in the last year or two? Mostly detours ...
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