NewsPrints, Ru Xu
Type
Label
NewsPrints, Ru Xu
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Rated E
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
NewsPrints
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Ru Xu
Series statement
NewsPrints, [1]
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 2.6, 1, 1, 187905
Summary
A gorgeous, provocative debut graphic novel about the power of friendship and finding the courage to be one's true self. Blue is an orphan who disguises herself as a newsboy. There's a war going on, and girls are expected to help the struggling economy by selling cookies. But Blue loves living and working at the Bugle, the only paper in town that tells the truth. And what's printed in the newspapers now matters more than ever.But Blue struggles with her secret, and worries that if her friends and adopted family at the Bugle find out that she's a girl, she'll lose everything and everyone she cares about. And when she meets and befriends Crow, a boy who is also not what he seems, together they seek the freedom to be their true selves... and to save each other. *"This excellent and unique offering features strong world-building and an original storyline." - School Library Journal, starred review"With rich coloring, retro cityscapes that hark to the era of newsies, and a miscellany of steampunk gadgetry, it's an enjoyable romp that considers how hidden secrets shape who people become." - Publishers Weekly"A fantastic story about friendship, and a strong debut graphic novel!" - Kazu Kibuishi, #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Amulet"Ru Xu's gorgeous illustrations and heartfelt writing makes NewsPrints a graphic novel I want to reread again and again." - Faith Erin Hicks, New York Times bestselling author of The Nameless City"Xu's manga-influenced art is full of movement and life." - Eva Volin, Children's Librarian, Alameda Free Library Ru Xu grew up in Indianapolis and received a degree in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is the creator of the popular webcomic Saint for Rent, and NewsPrints is her first graphic novel. Her favorite things include historical fiction, fat birds, and coffee-flavored ice cream. Visit Ru online at ruemxu.com and on Twitter at @ruemxu. *"This excellent and unique offering features strong world-building and an original storyline." - School Library Journal, starred review"With rich coloring, retro cityscapes that hark to the era of newsies, and a miscellany of steampunk gadgetry, it's an enjoyable romp that considers how hidden secrets shape who people become." - Publishers Weekly"A fantastic story about friendship, and a strong debut graphic novel!" - Kazu Kibuishi, #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Amulet"Ru Xu's gorgeous illustrations and heartfelt writing makes NewsPrints a graphic novel I want to reread again and again." - Faith Erin Hicks, New York Times bestselling author of The Nameless City"Xu's manga-influenced art is full of movement and life." - Eva Volin, Children's Librarian, Alameda Free Library
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Genre
Subject
- Graphic novels
- LGBTQ+ comics
- LGBTQ+ graphic novels
- Friendships
- Girls
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels -- Juvenile fiction
- LGBTQ+ fiction
- LGBTQ+ theater
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Male impersonators -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- War -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Newspaper carriers -- Juvenile fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc -- United States
- Orphans -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Newspaper carriers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Children
- Girls -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Male impersonators
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre6
- Subject22
- Graphic novels
- LGBTQ+ comics
- LGBTQ+ graphic novels
- Friendships
- Girls
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels -- Juvenile fiction
- LGBTQ+ fiction
- LGBTQ+ theater
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Male impersonators -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- War -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Newspaper carriers -- Juvenile fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc -- United States
- Orphans -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Newspaper carriers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Children
- Girls -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Male impersonators
- Content1
- Is Part Of1