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^ Read # Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Snow White: A Graphic Novel "The author did an excellent job reimagining a story that has been retold many times before in a new and exciting way." according to Jacquie @ Rattle the Stars. I love graphic novels! A few years ago I went through a phase where they were all I read, but I’m only now rediscovering how much I enjoy them. Of course, reading a graphic novel on my iPad is not ideal and because of the file some of the formatting was a bit off, but still, this book was well worth the issues that sprung up.Almost
| Title | : | Snow White: A Graphic Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.24 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763672335 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan delivers a darkly stylized noir Snow White set against the backdrop of Depression-era Manhattan.The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins, brave protectors for a girl as pure as snow; and a mysterious stock ticker that holds the stepmother in its thrall, churning out ticker tape imprinted with the wicked words "Another More Beautiful KILL." In a moody, cinematic new telling of a beloved fairy tale, extraordinary graphic novelist Matt Phelan captures the essence of classic film noir on the page—and draws a striking distinction between good and evil.
Some scenes are wordless; for others, Phelan uses varied fonts to enhance the drama. Brilliant.—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Pencil, ink, and watercolor images (in mostly sepia tones, with occasional spots of color: red for the poisoned apple, for example) move readers’ eyes across each page, providing an appropriately cinematic noir sensibility. This cinematic effect is further enhanced by the feel of constant movement, the varied panel sizes, and a judicious use of text. A stunning, genre-bending graphic novel for all middle grade and middle school collections.—School Library Journal (starred review)Phelan masterfully shifts a tale heavily reliant on magic and fantasy into a realistic and historical setting without compromising plausibility. Phelan reworks the o
Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania. Matt Phelan is the author-illustrator of three previous graphic novels: the Scott O’Dell Award–winning The Storm in the Barn, Around the World, and Bluffton, which was nominated for three Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, including Best Graphic Album. . He is
"The author did an excellent job reimagining a story that has been retold many times before in a new and exciting way." according to Jacquie @ Rattle the Stars. I love graphic novels! A few years ago I went through a phase where they were all I read, but I’m only now rediscovering how much I enjoy them. Of course, reading a graphic novel on my iPad is not ideal and because of the file some of the formatting was a bit off, but still, this book was well worth the issues that sprung up.Almost everyone knows the story of Snow White. How her evil stepmother, blinded by jealousy, sends a huntsman to kill her. How Snow White is aided by the seven dwarfs, only to be tricked into eating a poisoned apple and the saved by a dashing prince. While most of those elements are in the gra. "Brilliant and Striking" according to Tasha Saecker. The Snow White tale is redone with a new setting and great villains in this graphic novel. Snow White’s mother dies in 1918 and she is left with her father who is the King of Wall Street. Soon after her mother’s death, her father falls for the Queen of the Follies, a performer who immediately sends Snow White away to school. When the stock market crashes, her father survives only to die suddenly. Snow White returns home to find that there is no place for her there, only to be rescued by seven small urchins on the street. Meanwhile, her stepmother takes her dire instructions from a ticker tape machine that or. S. Mahaffey said Exquisite!. It is the 19"Exquisite!" according to S. Mahaffey. It is the 1920's in New York City. Snow White is in the park with her mother. Her mother coughs up blood into a handkerchief. Snow runs to her father to get help for her mother. Her mother dies at home. Her father remarries and the stepmother sends Snow off to boarding school. The stock market crashes but Snow's father doesn't lose his wealth. Suddenly Snow is sudden home as her father has died. When her stepmother discovers at the reading of the will that when Snow turns 18 years old, she will inherit 75% of the estate. The stepmother rages. Snow is living on the streets until a group of seven boys rescue her from thug. 0's in New York City. Snow White is in the park with her mother. Her mother coughs up blood into a handkerchief. Snow runs to her father to get help for her mother. Her mother dies at home. Her father remarries and the stepmother sends Snow off to boarding school. The stock market crashes but Snow's father doesn't lose his wealth. Suddenly Snow is sudden home as her father has died. When her stepmother discovers at the reading of the will that when Snow turns 18 years old, she will inherit 75% of the estate. The stepmother rages. Snow is living on the streets until a group of seven boys rescue her from thug
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