The Resource My favorite thing is monsters, Book one, Emil Ferris
My favorite thing is monsters, Book one, Emil Ferris
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The item My favorite thing is monsters, Book one, Emil Ferris represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. As the precocious Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her beautiful and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, we watch the interconnected and fascinating stories of those around her unfold" -- front cover flap
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Fantagraphics Books Edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781606999592
- Label
- My favorite thing is monsters, Book one
- Title
- My favorite thing is monsters
- Title number
- Book one
- Statement of responsibility
- Emil Ferris
- Title variation
- My favourite thing is monsters
- Subject
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- trueChicago, Illinois -- History -- 20th century
- trueArtists
- trueMystery comics
- trueMonster films
- trueApartment dwellers
- trueHolocaust survivors
- trueGirl detectives
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- Horror comic books, strips, etc
- Murder -- Investigation -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nineteen sixties -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueMurder investigation
- trueArt museums
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueGraphic novels
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Girls -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueHistorical comics
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
- truePulp periodicals
- trueBrothers and sisters
- trueSingle-parent families
- trueImagination in girls
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. As the precocious Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her beautiful and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, we watch the interconnected and fascinating stories of those around her unfold" -- front cover flap
- Summary
- Filled with B-horror movie and pulp monster iconography, the diary of ten-year-old Karen Reyes records her investigation into the murder of her upstairs neighbor Anka Silverberg, a Holocaust survivor
- Award
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- Eisner Awards, Best Graphic Album - New, 2018.
- Ignatz Awards, Outstanding Graphic Novel, 2017.
- Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Graphic Novel, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10574191
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ferris, Emil
- Dewey number
- 741.5973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 16+
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- My favorite thing is monsters
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Interpersonal relations
- Girls
- Murder
- Nineteen sixties
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- My favorite thing is monsters, Book one, Emil Ferris
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059626929
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- First Fantagraphics Books Edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781606999592
- Isbn Type
- (pbk)
- Lccn
- bl2016051798
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)940362149
- Label
- My favorite thing is monsters, Book one, Emil Ferris
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059626929
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- First Fantagraphics Books Edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781606999592
- Isbn Type
- (pbk)
- Lccn
- bl2016051798
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)940362149
Subject
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- trueApartment dwellers
- trueArt museums
- trueArtists
- trueBrothers and sisters
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueChicago, Illinois -- History -- 20th century
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueGirl detectives
- Girls -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueGraphic novels
- trueHistorical comics
- trueHolocaust survivors
- Horror comic books, strips, etc
- trueImagination in girls
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- trueMonster films
- Murder -- Investigation -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueMurder investigation
- trueMystery comics
- Nineteen sixties -- Comic books, strips, etc
- truePulp periodicals
- trueSingle-parent families
Genre
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- trueComic books, strips, etc.
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueHistorical comics
- Horror comic books, strips, etc
- trueMystery comics
Member of
Included in
- trueEisner Awards: Best Graphic Album - New
- trueHistorical Fiction Graphic Novels
- trueIgnatz Awards: Outstanding Graphic Novel
- trueLambda Literary Awards: LGBT Graphic Novel
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Illustration Both picture books and graphic novels have a unique set of qualities important to their readers, from color and drawing sty;e to the mood evoked by the illustrations.
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