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"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
3) Legend
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Once upon a time, a selfish king summoned the monstrous Bulkirin into the real world. The monster killed half of all human beings, leaving the rest helpless as to what to do. That is, until one day when a hero appeared and defeated the Bulkirin with the legendary Seven Blade Sword. But what does this have to do with eighth grader Eun-Gyo Sung? After being suspended from school for fighting, she runs away from home, and then gets kidnapped by a mysterious...
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"The autobiography of a South Korean woman's student days under an authoritarian regime, and how she defied state censorship. When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family's...
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"When Ehwa goes to the town festival, she meets a handsome young wrestler named Duksam who's eager to catch her eye. After he wins the festival wrestling championship, he and Ehwa begin to meet, sneaking spare moments to be together. But a shadow falls on their romance when Master Cho sends Duksam away and asks for Ehwa's hand in marriage himself It is then that Ehwa discovers the pain of heartbreak-- and that love is always complicated" -- from publisher's...
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"A celebration of the triumph of true love. As Ehwa grew from a girl to a young woman in The Color of Earth and The Color of Water, she began to understand and experience love and relationships, with her mother as a model and confidante. Now, in the heartwarming conclusion to this lyrically written and delicately drawn trilogy, Ehwa's true love comes at last, and as her mother looks on, she takes the final steps towards becoming an adult" -- from...
7) Grass
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"Grass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel, offering up firsthand the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War - a disputed chapter in 20th century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering...
8) The waiting
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"Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: she was separated from her sister during the Korean War. It's not an uncommon story--the peninsula was split down the 38th parallel, dividing one country into two. As many fled violence in the north, not everyone was able to make it south. Her mother's story inspired Gendry-Kim to begin interviewing her and other Koreans separated by the war; that research fueled a deeply...
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"Inspired by Yeon-sik Hong's attempt to move to the country with his partner, Uncomfortably, Happily is the story of a young couple finding their way. Burdened by unmet comics deadlines and high rent, our narrator and his wife know they must make a change. Convinced the absence of traffic noise will ease his writer's block, our pair welcomes the idea of building a life from scratch. Deciding on a home atop an uninhabited mountain, they excitedly embrace...
10) In limbo
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Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health...
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Goong volume 2
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Set in an alternate 21st-century reality where Korea possesses a royal family, it follows the lives of the Crown Prince Lee Shin, and his new bride, Chae-kyeong.
12) Umma's table
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OBD 2020 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List (Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table)
OBD Los Angeles Times 2020 Book Prize Winners and Finalists - ADULT
OBD Los Angeles Times 2020 Book Prize Winners and Finalists - ADULT
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"The joy of food and tradition brings a family together. Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and even snow. But soon reality sets in and his attention is divided between his growing happy family and his impoverished parents back in Seoul in a dingy basement apartment. With an ailing mother in and out of...
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"The action-packed, fast-paced global sensation Tower of God is a story of wealth, power, betrayal and revenge. Whatever you desire--you can find it here, at the Tower. When Bam's best friend Rachel declares she's going to climb the mysterious Tower, he risks everything and breaks inside to find her. Twenty-Fifth Bam must journey skyward in a mysterious tower if he has any chance of reuniting with his best friend Rachel, even if that means facing...
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Goong volume 1
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Welcome to the world where Korea still has the royal family living in their everyday lives. For high-school girl, Chae-Kyung, this is tragedy since she has to marry the royal prince who apparently is a total bastard.
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Goong volume 8
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Crown Prince Shin and Crown Princess Chae-Kyung are the picture of happiness as they celelbrate their first wedding anniversary in a lavish, high-profile public display--but all is not well behind those living gazes and wide smiles.
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Goong volume 9
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Waging war from the shadows, Yul and his mother continue to turn the screws on Korea's royals, while the Queen Mother packs Chae-Kyung and Shin off to another palace to consummate their marriage.
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Goong volume 4
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"After the king grants his late brother a posthumous coronation, the status quo shifts dramatically as his widow, Yul's mother, gains power in the palace. And she definitely has it out for Shin and Chae-Kyung!"--Page 4 of cover.