Adventure Archives - Page 12 of 18

The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Sebastià Serra

11 Dec, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction

To commemorate a dear friend's birthday, today's title had certain content requirements: something about a new year, obedient children (every parent's dream-birthday wish!), delicious food, giggly humor, all wrapped up in colorful packaging. Thankfully,...

The Year of the Rabbit: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Justin Roth

01 Dec, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction

How did 2010 whoosh by so quickly? Is it really December already? Since 'next year' is just a month away, take a sneak peek at 2011 with baby Rosie! With her especially huge...

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

29 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Biography, Mongolian, Nonfiction

Hurray (itself a word of Mongol origin) for cultural anthropologist and Macalester College professor Jack Weatherford who reclaims Genghis Khan from a much maligned history that defines him as "the quintessential barbarian," leading an...

MAOH: Juvenile Remix (vol. 1) original story by Kotaro Isaka, story and art by Megumi Osuga, translated by Stephen Paul

26 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Ando, now in 11th grade, is more or less going through the motions of fitting in: "If I said I didn't feel empty inside for putting up an act ...

Toriko (vol. 1) by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, translated by Christine Dashiell, adapted by Hope Donovan

21 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

We've all heard the stories of palate-adventurers willing to go to extreme lengths to try some of the most ...

Taro and the Magic Pencil by Sango Morimoto, translated by Katherine Schilling

02 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation

Parents might recognize (and appreciate) the derivative homage to children's classic Harold and the Purple Crayon, Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli's animated Howl's Moving Castle, and more ...

Saturn Apartments (vol. 1) by Hisae Iwaoka, translated by Matt Thorn

25 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Since all of earth has been declared a nature preserve, mankind now inhabits a "giant apartment complex," which orbits 35,000 meters above the deserted planet. Society is literally stratified, with the upper level residents afforded greater privileges while the basement dwellers live with limited resources. Five...

20th Century Boys (vol. 11) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

20 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Most teenagers seem to go through that 'I-hate-my-parents'-phase ...

Vagabond (VIZBIG 1: vols. 1-3) by Takehiko Inoue, based on Eiji Yoshikawa’s Musashi, English adaptation by Yuji Oniki

16 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Who knew blood and gore could fly off a printed page? The opening three-volume compendium of this international bestseller showcases some of the most graphic (pardon the pun) violence in pen and ink … don’t read this alone at night. Those unblinking corpses hacked to...

House of Five Leaves (vol. 1) by Natsume Ono, translated by Joe Yamazaki

09 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Natsume Ono is one versatile manga artist. She can go from contemporary lost souls (not simple) to an estranged mother/daughter relationship (Ristorante Paradiso) to a cozy Italian restaurant (Gente) and then effortlessly tackle feudal Japan's wandering warriors. Welcome to the uncertain world of Akitsu Masanosuke who...

The Boy in the Garden by Allen Say

28 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Japanese American

Jiro and his father arrive at Mr. Ozu's to wish him a happy new year. As the grown-ups talk, Jiro wanders first out of the room, then into the garden where he sees a striking, unmoving large bird. As he approaches it, laughter breaks out...

In front of my house by Marianne Dubuc, translated by Yvette Ghione

16 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

"On a little hill, behind a brown fence, under a big oak tree, is ...

20th Century Boys (vol. 10) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

10 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Never mind the series title, it's girl power all the way: locked up in church with a bursting audience as witnesses, young Kanna manages to get the biggest gangster bosses to call a truce and band together to protect the imminently-visiting Pope. Meanwhile, Koizumi Kyoko has...

Library Wars: Love & War (vol. 2) by Kiiro Yumi, original concept by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Kinami Watabe

08 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Here's an entertaining title just in time for upcoming Banned Books Week – this year, it's September 25 through October 2, which means you've even got time to read Volume 1 and catch up before grabbing this latest installment. Here's the set up: in the not-too-distant...

Amulet | Book Three: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi

05 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific

My tween son grabbed the third installment of Kazu Kibuishi's inventive, adventurous series before I could even say 'three,' then lamented at the six months he would have to wait for Book Four, Book Four: "Do I really have to wait so long?" followed with "Can't...

Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

31 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Young Adult Readers

When I first read Jen Wang’s spirited debut graphic novel, I couldn't help but be reminded of how quirky, unique, and just plain delightful Melanie Griffith once was in Jonathan Demme's 1986 film, Something Wild. Not that the plots are overly similar, but that contagious wild-child spirit infuses...

Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale adapted by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Omar Rayyan

23 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Middle Eastern, Nonethnic-specific

Sometimes the simplest things are beyond understanding … exactly because of their simplicity. While resting against a crumbling old wall, Joha happens upon a wishing stick … but everything he wishes for has exactly the opposite results. He gets himself in trouble again and again, eventually...

Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, translated by Akemi Wegmüller; edited, designed, and lettered by Adrian Tomine

23 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Holy moly! This manga is older than I am! No snickering, please! First published in Japan in 1956 by a then very young Yoshihiro Tatsumi (who memorialized his own artist-as-a-young-man development in his autobiographical graphic memoir A Drifting Life – in which you can also read more...

Library Wars: Love & War (vol. 1) by Kiiro Yumi, original concept by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Kinami Watabe

18 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

With the too-often news of banned books that crop up to remind us that our reading choices can easily be restricted at any moment, the premise of Library Wars is not so far-fetched, regardless of its futuristic setting. Making its English translation debut this month,...

20th Century Boys (vol. 09) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

13 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Stuck in a virtual version of 1971, Koizumi Kyoko knows that unmasking the Friend will have irrevocable consequences. Past and present, both the 1971 and 2014 versions of the Chief try desperately to save her ...

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