Graphic Novels:
Romeo & Juliet by Gareth Hinds -- She's a
Capulet. He's a Montague. But when Romeo and Juliet first meet, they
don't know they're from rival families -- and when they find out, they
don't care. Their love is honest and raw and all-consuming. But, it's
also dangerous. How much will they have to sacrifice before they can be
together? In a masterful adaptation faithful to Shakespeare's original
text, Gareth Hinds transports readers to the sun-washed streets and
market squares of Shakespeare's Verona, vividly bringing the classic
play to life on the printed page. Love and tragedy in Verona, with
modern overtones and a multi-racial cast.
Bandette. Vol. 1, Presto by
Paul Tobin -- The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar in swinging Paris by the nome d'arte of Bandette! Gleefully plying her
skills on either side of the law, Bandette is a thorn in the sides of
both police inspector Belgique and the criminal underworld. But, it's
not all breaking hearts and purloining masterpieces when a rival thief
discovers that an international criminal organization wants Bandette
dead!
Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt -- Hélène has been
inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her
loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one
consolation, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Hélène identifies strongly
with Jane's tribulations, and when she is lost in the pages of this
wonderful book, she is able to ignore her tormentors. But when Hélène is
humiliated on a class trip in front of her entire grade, she needs more
than a fictional character to allow her to see herself as a person
deserving of laughter and friendship.
