Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giants are coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long. Includes an illustration gallery and a look at the creation of the comic.
year: 2008, 2011, 2009, 2014
call number/section: 741.5, 1000, 920
subjects: children, conduct of life, juvenile fiction, families, cancer, patients, fiction, graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, bildungsromans, family life
Editions
Kelly, Joe
Image Comics (2008)
Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giants are coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long. Includes an illustration gallery and a look at the creation of the comic.
Schools: 1
Kelly, Joe
Paw Prints (2011)
Schools: 1
Kelly, Joe
Image Comics (2009)
Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giantsare coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long. Includes an illustration gallery and a look at the creation of the comic.
Schools: 0
Kelly, Joe
Image Comics, Inc. (2014)
Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giants are coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long.
Schools: 7