Mama's Boyz: In Living Color!

by Jerry Craft

Overview

Graphic novel; multimedia format, satire, point of view; 16 year old male main character, story elements: setting, plot and character development, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, humorous, figurative language and nuances in word meaning. Themes: coming of age, friendship, diversity, family, contemporary social issues, appreciating MOM. Back matter: Non-fiction: My Life in Comics, autobiographical; about the author, Jerry Craft - overcoming diversity as an African-American artist in the comic book industry, How-To draw cartoons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780979613289
Publisher:	Mama's Boyz, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/05/2017
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jerry Craft is a #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning graphic novel New Kid and its companion, Class Act. New Kid is also the winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Kirkus Prize. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards and is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center's Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

"LOVE this book!!!!! I was laughing out loud! SO many social issues for discussion and so much LOVE!!!"

-- Marla Conn, Read-Ability

From the Publisher

01/01/2018
The Mama's Boyz all-ages syndicated strip continues with these warmhearted vignettes about widowed Pauline Porter, a bookstore owner raising teen sons Tyrell and Yusuf. This fourth collection continues Craft's synthesis of social issues with humor and includes a foreword from Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse), plus tips on how to draw.

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