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Burma chronicles

2010
Guy Delisle uses the graphic novel format to reflect on the experiences he had while living in Burma, also known as Myanmar, where his wife's career allowed him to explore Burma's rural and impoverished regions.

Syd Hoff

2005

Lily Ren?ee, escape artist

from Holocaust survivor to comic book pioneer
2011
A graphic novel biography of Lily Ren?ee Wilheim, who, at fourteen years old, was forced to travel alone from Austria to England to escape the Nazis and faced servitude, hardship, and danger before becoming a pioneer of the comic book genre.

Persepolis

2003
Contains black-and-white comic strip images in which the author shares the story of her life in Tehran, Iran, where she lived from ages six to fourteen while the country came under control of the Islamic regime.

Bone handbook

2010
A detailed handbook featuring interviews with "Bone" creator Jeff Smith and colorist Steve Hamaker, along with a behind-the-scenes look at how the cover art was colorized.

Stan Lee

comic book genius
2007
Presents a brief profile of Stan Lee; and chronicles his childhood during the Great Depression, professional goals, and inspiration that led to his creation of comic book characters such as Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk.

Stan Lee

creator of Spider-Man
2006
A biography of Spider-Man creator, Stan Lee, describing his childhood during the Great Depression, early writing career, and editor and spokesperson for Marvel Comics.

Bill, the boy wonder

the secret co-creator of Batman
2012
A look at the career of comic book writer Bill Finger, who helped create DC Comics' superhero Batman and, for many years, wrote the Batman comic books for little payment while Bob Kane received sole credit.

Ellie McDoodle

new kid in school
2008
Ellie writes and doodles in a journal about her family's move to a new home and her struggle to make friends, which gets a lot easier as she leads a nonviolent protest about long lunch lines at school.

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