| Akissi: Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 1 Contributor(s): Abouet, Marguerite (Author), Sapin, Mathieu (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 191117147X ISBN-13: 9781911171478 Publisher: Nobrow Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Humorous - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 450 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: utterly unputdownable--The New York Times A Kirkus Best Book of 2018, Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together the first volume of the hilarious and heartfelt Akissi comics by Marguerite Abouet, the award winning author of Aya of Yop City. Poor Akissi The neighborhood cats are trying to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan, and she's nothing but a pest to her older brother Fofana. But Akissi is a true adventurer, and nothing scares her away from hilarious escapades in her modern African city. Jump into the laugh-out-loud misadadventures of Akissi in these girls-will-be-girls comics, based on author Margeurite Abouet's childhood on the Ivory Coast. |