| The Eternal Smile: Three Stories Contributor(s): Yang, Gene Luen (Author), Kim, Derek Kirk (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596431563 ISBN-13: 9781596431560 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $25.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: A fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create. From two masters of the graphic novel -- Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories) come three magical tales - The story of a prince who defeats his greatest enemy only to discover that maybe his world is not what it had seemed. The story of a frog who finds that just being a frog might be the way to go. The story of a women who receives an e-mail from Prince Henry of Nigeria asking for a loan to help save his family - and gives it to him. With vivid artwork and moving writing, Derek Kirk Kim and Gene Luen Yang test the boundaries between fantasy and reality, exploring the ways that the world of the imagination can affect real life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012288155 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130876 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From two masters of the graphic novel--Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories)--come three magical tales of fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create. The story of a prince who defeats his greatest enemy only to discover that maybe his world is not what it had seemed. The story of a frog who finds that just being a frog might be the way to go. The story of a women who receives an e-mail from Prince Henry of Nigeria asking for a loan to help save his family - and gives it to him. With vivid artwork and moving writing, Derek Kirk Kim and Gene Luen Yang test the boundaries between fantasy and reality, exploring the ways that the world of the imagination can affect real life. The Eternal Smile is the winner of the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Short Story. Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur Genius Grant. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kim, Derek Kirk: - DEREK KIRK KIM is the award-winning author and filmmaker behind "Same Difference," "Mythomania," "Good As Lily"(with Jesse Hamm), and "The Eternal Smile"(with Gene Luen Yang.) He has also contributed stories and artwork to numerous anthologies including "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall," "Flight, Volume 1," and "Bizarro World."Yang, Gene Luen: - Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress' fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. |