What to say about Frederick T. Clown, alias Fred the Clown? He’s weird, he smells and he’s an idiot. The ultimate antihero. In this graphic novel Fred gives his ten steps to happiness. And it will become clear the road to this goal is a hard and long one.
This picture for example is from step 6: never stop searching for true love:
But never give up hope people!
It seems Fred doesn’t, so why would you?
A very comforting thought that when even such a character as Fred can bounce back,
so could everybody else.
Isn’t that the ultimate happiness?
this is a preview of fred the clown – roger langridge
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Craig and his brother Phil grow up in a highly religious family and environment. What they learn and what they see is based on God. Also the summer camp Craig attends. But on that camp he meets a girl, a girl he gets feelings for and when he stays at her house and with her family for two weeks his believes and thoughts start to crumble. What is he supposed to do with his feelings on the one side and his believes on the other? Can he pick a side in his struggle to understand what is happening?
A great ‘coming of age’ novel. Thompson, with his drawings and dialogues, really knows how to portray the life of a young boy growing up with God. A must read.
this is a preview of blankets – craig thompson
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Art wants to create a book about World War II and his best resource is his father. He and his wife, Art’s mother, have lived through the complete war, through the beginning where the Jews got less priveleges, to towns with Jews driven together, to Auschwitz. So Art visits his sick father every week and wants to hear every story his father has to tell about his family and their friends.
this is a preview of the complete maus – art spiegelman
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