Mark Twain.

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Location	Collection	Call #
Plum Community Library	Young Adult Graphic Novel	YA GRAPHIC TWA
Location	Plum Community Library
Collection	Young Adult Graphic Novel
Call Number	YA GRAPHIC TWA

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Summary

Contents

Seventieth birthday / illustrated by Mark Dancey
The mysterious stranger / adapted & illustrated by Rick Geary
How the author was sold in Newark / adapted & illustrated by Milton Knight
The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / adapted & illustrated by Kevin Atkinson
The legend of Sagenfeld / illustrated by Evert Geradts
Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, dec'd / illustrated by Jackie Smith
P.T. Barnum and the Cardiff giant / illustrated by Dan E. Burr
A ghost story / adapted & illustrated by Anton Emdin
A dog's tale / adapted & illustrated by Lance Tooks
A curious pleasure excursion / adapted & illustrated by William L. Brown
A reminiscence of the back settlements / illustrated by Lisa K. Weber
Is he living or is he dead? / adapted & illustrated by Simon Gane
Advice to little girls / illustrated by Florence Cestac ... [et al.]
An encounter with an interviewer / illustrated by Skip Williamson
The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut / adapted & illustrated by Antonella Caputo & Nicholas Miller.

Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "With a terrific lineup of artists and unbeatable material, Pomplun has assembled a collection of Mark Twain's work that should delight graphic novel fans and anyone seeking to boost their general cultural knowledge. The stories collected here are, of necessity, taken from Twain's short works, and if not every single word has made it into these comics adaptations, there is still an abundance of the great man's rhetoric, which should satisfy all but the most exacting readers. The book begins with Twain's 70th birthday oration, delivered in 1905, and continues with one of Twain's later works, "The Mysterious Stranger," a dark morality tale set in 16th-century Austria. The mood lightens with "How I Was Sold in Newark" and "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." Other yarns include "A Ghost Story" and "A Dog's Tale." Interspersed are shorter pieces: "Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec'd" (excerpted from Huckleberry Finn), a short discussion of a 19th-century fraud entitled "P.T. Barnum and the Cardiff Giant" and a superbly tongue-in-cheek advertisement for "A Curious Pleasure Excursion," in which the public learns Twain has leased a comet and is ready to take patrons on a deluxe ride through outer space. With over 20 different artists interpreting Twain's work, illustrations range from discreet drawings accompanying a page full of text to boffo spreads where characters cavort through the tale. Particularly charming is the collection of images accompanying Twain's practical "Advice to Little Girls," recommendations as timely now as when they were written. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Series	Graphic classics ; v. 8.
Subjects	Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Adaptations. Short stories, American. Comics (Graphic works) Graphic novels.
Publisher	Mount Horeb, Wis. :Eureka Productions,2004
Audience	12-19. 7-12.
Language	English
Notes	"The mysterious stranger, a ghost story & ten more great tales!"--Cover.
Description	144 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN	0971246483 (pbk.)
Other	Classic View