A Manga experience

Citation:

Kanzaki, Masaomi. Street Fighter II. Udon Entertainment Production, 2007.

Annotation:

This graphic novel is the sequel to Street Fighter I, although it may be read independently of the first book in the series. There are cartoons and video games available based on the Street Fighter stories, as well as several Manga titles.

Review:

In the struggling global economy, Shad is a huge inhabited land overwrought with poverty, destitution and destruction. A successful world conglomerate comes to the rescue of Shad’s people with hope and prosperity right around the corner, but in the corporate world people cannot get something for nothing. Ryu and Ken must do all they can to help the inhabitants of Shad free themselves from the horrible effects of the depressed economy while staying out of the grasp of the corporation who has is sights set on using the citizens to climb to the top of the global economy.

Genre: Manga

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the 1950s

Citation:

Kidd, Ronald. On Beale Street. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Annotation:

This realistic story focuses on several aspects of the American South in the 1950s through the eyes of a teenage boy. The prevalence of class-ism and racism makes the journey of coming of age particularly difficult but the this teenager triumphs as he faces challenge after challenge.

Review:

Part I Black

Part II White

Part III Grey

Memphis in the 1950s had Main Street for whites and Beale Street for blacks. The music scene was explosive and so were the segregated neighborhoods where blacks lived in fear of burning crosses in their yards. Three boys; Lamont Turner, Trey Chapman, and Johnny Ross try to find their niche, will it be black, white, or grey?

Genre: Historical Fiction

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A Mind trip

Citation:

Butler, Octavia E. Mind of My Mind. New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1977.

Annotation:

Mental telepathy and the ability to live on thru a series of host human bodies is the stuff of Science Fiction, or is it? Butler presents society in terms of the supernatural in a very realistic way, often forcing readers to remind themselves that what happens in this story is just that, a story.

Review:

Mary is a teenager who sets herself apart from others her age, but isn’t sure why. When she makes the transition everything becomes a little clearer, but she continues to struggle with her abilities to see into other people’s minds to read their thoughts. Almost involuntarily she begins to call people similar to herself, to her. As they arrive she begins to create a community of telepaths. Will they be able to live together or will they self destruct in the Mind of My Mind?

Genre: Science Fiction

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Graphic Magic

Citation:

Lutes, Jason and Nick Bertozzi. Houdini The Handcuff King. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

Annotation:

This is a graphic snapshot of an incredible event in the life of the magician Harry Houdini. Readers get an inside view of his relationship with the two loves in his life, performing magic and his wife.

Review:

Who was Harry Houdini? How did he perform the unbelievable feats thousands of people around the world saw with their own eyes? Did he keep secrets to the answers of his bizarre skills? This novel in graphic form is sure to provide answers to these questions, but just like the magic in Harry’s performances, will you believe the answers to be true?

Genre: Graphic Novels

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