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My favorite thing is monsters  Cover Image Book Book

My favorite thing is monsters / Emil Ferris.

Ferris, Emil, (author,, illustrator.).

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" -- Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781606999592 (Book 1 ; paperback)
  • ISBN: 1606999591 (Book 1 ; paperback)
  • ISBN: 9781683960195 (Book 2 ; paperback)
  • ISBN: 168396019X (Book 2 ; paperback)
  • Physical Description: volumes (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First Fantagraphics Books edition.
  • Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, 2016-

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Book one --
Subject: Girls > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Homicide > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Nineteen sixties > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Genre: Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 2 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Part Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 741.5973 F394m (Text) bk. 1 33126020802298 Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Covington Branch Adult Graphic Novel (Text) bk.2 ACQ0704112 Adult Graphic Novel On order -
Erlanger Branch 741.5973 F394m (Text) bk. 1 33126020802314 Adult Graphic Novel Checked out 05/13/2024
Erlanger Branch Adult Graphic Novel (Text) bk.2 ACQ0704114 Adult Graphic Novel On order -
Independence Branch 741.5973 F394m (Text) bk. 1 33126020802306 Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Independence Branch Adult Graphic Novel (Text) bk.2 ACQ0704113 Adult Graphic Novel On order -

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