Superman Smashes the Klan (Graphic Novel)
What's This Book About
Harvey Award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book! The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero, Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home. Then one night, the family awakens to find their house surrounded by the Klan of the Fiery Kross! Superman leaps into action, but his exposure to a mysterious green rock has left him weak. Can Roberta and Tommy help him smash the Klan? Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) and artist Gurihiru (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Unstoppable Wasp) bring us a personal retelling of two different immigrants finding ways to belong.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781779504210
- Publication Date
- May 12, 2020
- Publisher
- DC Comics
- Original Publication Date
- May 12, 2020
- Page Count
- 239
- Word Count
- 16290
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Reading Age
- 12 - 17 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2020010185
- Lexile® Level
- HL400L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~L
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 510375
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG+
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