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Token (2008) is written Alisa Kwiteny and illustrated by Joëlle Jones and published by MINX.
Alisa Kwitney, the author of my favorite contemporary romances — The Dominant Blonde and Flirting in Cars has penned a graphic novel for young adults. The author(s) did good job of entertaining me. Alisa Kwitney is a former editor of Vertigo and with those […]
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Continue ReadingBurn Out (2008) is written by Rebecca Donner and illustrated by Inaki Miranda and it is the first MINX graphic novel for the 2008 year. The story centers around youth activism and ecoterrorism.
The story opens with Danni and her mother moving into the mountainous logging community of Elkridge, Oregon. Ever since Danni’s father left […]
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Continue ReadingThe Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg is the first release from the Minx Imprint published this year. Similar to the other Minx titles, it features a strong female protagonist in yet another well written coming of age story for teens. Here is the back blurb:
Noted young adult novelist Cecil Castellucci and artist Jim Rugg launch MINX […]
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Continue ReadingGood as Lily (Minx) by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm, August 2007 release, offers up an insightful story about a young girl making the right choices that will have a positive impact on her future. Here is the back blurb:
What if your biggest competition was…yourself? Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different […]
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Continue ReadingClubbing by Andi Watson and Josh Howard is the third release from the Minx Imprint that features scantily clad “goth” girl Charlotte “Lottie” Brook. The story is narrated by Lottie and here is the back blurb:
A spoiled, rebellious London girl takes on the stuffy English countryside in CLUBBING. The crime: Getting caught with a fake I.D. at […]
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Continue ReadingRe-Gifters by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel is set in LA’s Koreatown and features Jen Dik Seong aka “Dixie”. Here is the plot description below:
Meet Jen Dik Seong — or “Dixie” as she’s known to her friends. Korean American, dirt poor, and living on the ragged edge of LA’s Koreatown, Dixie’s only outlet is the […]
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