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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow: The Center for Cartoon Studies Graphic Novel

Autor James Sturm Ilustrat de Rich Tommaso
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 apr 2019 – vârsta de la 10 până la 14 ani
Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906 - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history . . . and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League's hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction. Now the Center for Cartoon Studies turns a graphic novelist's eye to Paige's story. Told from the point of view of a sharecropper, this compelling narrative follows Paige from game to game as he travels throughout the segregated South.

In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781368022323
ISBN-10: 1368022324
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 180 x 258 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Disney-Hyperion
Colecția Disney-Hyperion
Seria The Center for Cartoon Studies Graphic Novel


Notă biografică

James Sturmis a cartoonist and the cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies. His graphic novels includeThe Golem's Mighty Swing,Market Day, andOff Season. His picture books for children includeApe and Armadillo Take Over The World,Birdsong, and the Adventures in Cartooning series (with Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost).


Rich Tommasostarted writing and drawing original comics and graphic novels in 1993. He is mostly known for his series of crime novels, the first of which wasClover Honey. Since then, he has penned a few more crime books, includingSam Hill: The Cavalier Mr. Thompson,Dark CorridorandDry County. At the moment he is drawing a new, but classically-styled,Dick Tracycomic series with Mike, Lee, and Laura Allred. Aside from his crime work he's made a dozen other comics and graphic novels in various genres, includingSpy Seal,She Wolf,Vikings' End,Don't Look Back,8 1/2 Ghosts,Perverso!,The Horror of Collier County, and a humorous travel book calledLet's Hit the Road. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his girlfriend, Amy, and their two cats.

Recenzii

"Numerous books have been written about Satchel Paige and Jim Crow laws, but this book, with its strong graphics is in another league-perfection."—Library Media Connection
* "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN

* "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER

* "[B]rilliantly conceived and executed. . . . [R]arely is [this story] presented in such a breathtaking, original, and empathetic fashion."—Booklist, starred review
"Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."—The New York Times Book Review