Missouri Boy
Myrick, Leland
ISBN 10: 1596431105 ISBN 13: 9781596431102
Published by First Second, 2006
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Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00086753396
Synopsis:
Firecrackers lighting up an ancient tree on a summer night. Twin boys born the same night their grandmother passes away. Teenagers hanging by their fingertips from the roof of a parking garage. These are the moments of quiet poetry that make up Leland Myrick's Missouri Boy. Happiness alternates with tragedy in these snapshots of Myrick's own Missouri childhood. Filled with startling and at times achingly beautiful images--from a perfect paper airplane flying in the autumn sky to a solitary cross-country motorcycle trip--Myrick's graphic poem brings together the experiences that formed his character, for better and for worse. Poignant, timeless, and gently evoked, Missouri Boy is a unique tribute to a small-town American childhood.
About the Author:
Leland Myrick is the Ignatz Award- and Harvey Award-nominated author and illustrator of The Sweet Collection and Bright Elegy. His writing and illustrations have appeared in publications as diverse as Dark Horse Comics, GQ Japan and Vogue Russia. He grew up in Missouri, a place that hs inspired much of his poetry and art, and he now lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife and daughter.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Missouri Boy
Publisher: First Second
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good