Book Review
Outplayed
"Outplayed" is an entertaining, enlightening exploration of human decision-making, filtered through a lens of logic. David Lockwood analyzes game theory as it applies to real life scenarios like war, sex, and online auctions in his book...
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Snowlands
Blending heroism, justice, and redemption, the series opener Snowlands: A Blood Moon is an exciting graphic novel about the adventures of a daring cub. A rejected wolf cub pursues adventure and self-discovery in the graphic novel...
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Radium Girls
Six young women face the fatal consequences of radium exposure in the graphic novel "Radium Girls". In 1918, radium is used to enhance all kinds of products because of its glow-in-the-dark effect. But the dangers of this radioactivity...
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After Lambana
A noir set in contemporary Manila, the graphic novel "After Lambana" combines elements of magic with Filipino mythology. Conrad has a terminal disease called Rose. He meets with a mysterious figure, Ignacio, who says that he can help....
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The Junction
Telling an emotional and fantastical story about love and loss, "The Junction" is a standout graphic novel. Lucas is still eleven years old when he reappears in town over a decade after his disappearance. He has not aged at all. His...
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Jacob's Apartment
A young man experiences a crisis of faith and stirrings of love in the graphic novel Jacob’s Apartment. Jacob and Sarah are California roommates with contrasting lifestyles and worldviews: Sarah is an atheist with a history of...
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The Stretcher Bearers
A young man rescues wounded soldiers on a World War I battlefield in the graphic novel "The Stretcher Bearers". Maxwell has been assigned to a group of stretcher bearers, men who run across active combat zones to retrieve the injured and...
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The Weird Sisters
Three witches team up with their new neighbor to solve local mysteries in Mark David Smith’s illustrated chapter book "The Weird Sisters". Hildegurp, Yuckmina, and Glubbifer, along with their cat, Graymalkin, are planning a move to...