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Author
Publisher
Universe
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Treasure hunter, sailor, and adventurer, Corto Maltese remains one of the most popular characters from graphic literature in Europe and maintains a devoted cult following among American readers and creators. Originally published in 1967, Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea introduces our hero for the first time. The story begins with Corto Maltese adrift at sea in the Pacific during World War I. He is picked up by a Russian pirate/privateer...
Author
Series
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"China, 1937. Yaya is almost back in Shanghai where she hopes to finally find her parents. But she doesn't realize the wicked Zhu plans to ransom her for riches! Fortunately, Tuduo is on their trail, and he'll do anything to rescue her first..."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lion Forge Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Despite the bombings that ravage the streets of Shanghai, young Yaya and Tuduo find themselves in the clutches of the infamous gangster Zhu. Tuduo is already quite familiar with Zhu's criminal business intentions, having run the streets for quite some time before the war began, but now he's held prisoner and forced to loot the many deserted homes in the city's upscale neighborhoods. Meanwhile, Yaya is forced to do housework around the criminals' lair....
Author
Series
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"China, 1937. Young Yaya and Tuduo are lost while trying to reach Hong Kong to find her parents. Her memory lost, Yaya is found by the wicked gangster Zhu, who now wants to trade her back to her rich parents for a huge reward..."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"China, 1937. After a long and harrowing journey, Yaya and Tuduo are happy to be back in Shanghai again. But it isn't an entirely happy homecoming. Yaya's parents are missing, and the wicked Zhu is still on their trail... The exciting conclusion to this thrilling adventure!" --
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge LLC/Magnetic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Shanghai, November 1937. Yaya, the eight-year-old daughter of a diamond merchant, lives a life of luxury in the French Concession in Shanghai. Her one great passion is the piano. While she is preparing for an important audition, her father decides that the family must leave town in the face of the imminent Japanese invasion. The evening before all the family is to leave, stubborn Yaya, unaware of the danger, runs away in an attempt to make it to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lion Forge/Magnetic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Shanghei, 1937. As war rages acros China, young Yaya and Tuduo run from the wicked gangster Zhu while trying to reach her parents in Hong Kong. When they find themselves stranded on a remote island, will they find the strength and courage to survive?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Music and longing collide in this ballad of unrequited love! Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected... Nino's voice remains in terrible shape as she takes...
