biographical comics

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biographical comics

Action presidents

2020
A humorous look at the life of United States president and general George Washington.

Jackie Robinson

2020
"In an era of discrimination, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's race barrier. Facing harassment, he stayed focused on the game, becoming the MLB Rookie of the Year in 1947 and later a baseball legend"--Provided by publisher.

Serena Williams

2020
"Serena Williams has amazed tennis fans with her talent and spoken out against racism and sexism in the tennis world. She has also become a role model for a new generation of tennis players"--Provided by publisher.

Jesse Owens

2020
"Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority"--Provided by publisher.

Colin Kaepernick

2020
"This graphic biography traces Colin Kaepernick's road from young sports standout to athlete and activist. As Kaepernick protested violence against African Americans, he lost his career in football but gained a voice heard worldwide"--Provided by publisher.

We'll soon be home again

2020
"Based on interviews with six Holocaust survivors, these first-person point of view stories relate living through the de-humanization and starvation in concentration camps and the industrial-scale mass murder in extermination camps"--Provided by publisher.

The boy who became a dragon

a Bruce Lee story
2020
Tells the life story of martial artist Bruce Lee in graphic form.

Kent State

four dead in Ohio
2020
An account, in graphic novel form, of the May 4, 1970, killing of four unarmed Kent State University students who had been protesting the Vietnam War by the Ohio National Guardsmen.

Marie Curie

a life of discovery
2019
In graphic novel format looks at the life of Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curie.

The Beatles

2008
A nonfiction graphic novel depicting The Beatles' dramatic rise to fame and their impact on rock and roll music.

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