Bøger af Jen Wang

"Moon es todo lo que Christine no es: impulsiva, segura y creativa. A pesar de haber crecido en la misma comunidad chino-americana, no pueden ser mâa distintas. Pero pronto se convierten en las mejores amigas, compartiendo su pasiâon por el K-Pop y pintâandose las uänas cuando sus padres no las ven. Un dâia. Moon le cuenta a Christine que veces tiene visiones, unos destellos en forma de âangeles que le susurran un mensaje desde las estrellas: la Tierra no es realmente el lugar al que pertenece.'--

Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.A 2019 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids SelectionOne of FORBES Best Graphic Novels of 2019 One of NPR's Best Books of 2019Booklist 2019 Editors' ChoiceMoon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where she really belongs. Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling?Jen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply personal yet wholly relatable friendship story that's at turns joyful, heart-wrenching, and full of hope.

Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.

The Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in paperback!

Originally published by Image Comics in 2004, Flight, Volume One launched this graphic novel series with a resounding bang. Since then the Flight series has steadily increased in popularity–and now all of the Flight backlist will be coming to Villard!Flight, Volume One received a great boost when graphic novel hero Scott McCloud praised the quality and artistry of the book in an afterward entitled THE YEAR COMICS TOOK FLIGHT. Little could readers know at the time how prophetic McCloud’s words would prove to be. “Regardless of where it’s shelved, this book belongs in every library.” — Library Journal on Flight, Volume OneAuthors included in Flight, Volume One are: Bengal, Bill Mudron, Catia Chien, Chris Appelhans, Clio Chiang, Derek Kirk Kim, Dylan Meconis, Enrico Casarosa, Erika Moen, Hope Larson, Jacob Magraw-Mickelson, Jake Parker, Jen Wang, Joel Carroll, Kazu Kibuishi, Khang Le, Neil Babra, Philip Craven, Rad Sechrist, and Vera Brosgol.