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Author
Series
Stratford Zoo volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Stratford Zoo closes for the evening, the animals sneak out of their cages and use their limited acting ability to put on an unusual version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth.".
Author
Series
Stratford Zoo volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Stratford Zoo is like any other zoo... until closing time! That's when the animals come out of their cages to perform Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the best actors, but they've got heart (also fangs, feathers, scales, and tails). Please find your seats and get ready for the funniest (and furriest) performance ever of Shakespeare's most romantic tragedy!"--Page 4 of cover.
3) Acting class
Author
Publisher
published in Canada by Drawn & Quarterly, a client publisher of Raincoast Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina. "Every single person has something unique to them which is impossible to re-create, without exception." --John Smith, acting coach. From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso's Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together under the tutelage of John Smith, a mysterious and morally questionable...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Child Star is a fictional documentary-style graphic novel about how growing up in the spotlight robs young actors of a true childhood. Child star Owen Eugene had it all: a hit sitcom on prime time, a Saturday morning cartoon, and a memoir on the bestseller list. The secret to his success was his talent for improvisation . . . and his small size. On screen he made the whole world laugh, but behind the scenes his life was falling apart. Hollywood ate...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A stunning graphic debut: the life of the legendary silent-film actor Lon Chaney (the original Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame), as imagined by an artist whose work recalls the style and skill of early-era New Yorker cartoonists. From the artist: " 'No one will ever love me!' I believe it was this near-universal fear that makes Lon Chaney's characters continue to resonate with us today. On their surface, most of them are distinctly...