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| Author: Andrew H./ Caruso Vachss | Contribution By: Zak Mucha | Illustrator: Frank Caruso |
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| Format: | Hardcover |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
ISBN-10: 1595825754
ISBN-13: 9781595825759
Buy.com Sku: 216025147
Publish Date: 10/19/2010
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 10.5H x 14L x 0.75T
Pages:
99
Age Range:
NA
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| Includes the essay The rules of engagement by Zak Mucha. |
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From the Publisher:
HEART TRANSPLANT is aimed at actually *changing* the way we deal with perhaps the most critical issue for children and parents alike today. To accomplish this mission, an entirely new medium was created. Neither a graphic novel nor a self-help book, it uses elements of both to deconstruct bullying, and to offer both teens and their parents the true "facts of life."||Timely and confrontational, HEART TRANSPLANT is the gripping story of young boy's transformation from bullied "outsider" to true manhood. The universality of this work is such that what Sean learns is communicated to bullied children and their parent(s) alike. It speaks with a truth that cannot be denied, but also with a response that can be replicated. |
Author Bio
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss, an attorney specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, has written many novels featuring social vigilante, Burke, a man with a mission to put away child molesters for good. Like his ex-con hero, Vachss (pronounced "Vax") is a social crusader for the protection of children. He graduated from case Western in 1965 with a B.A. and from The New England School of Law in 1975 with a J.D. He began his first novel in 1983 when he realized the difficulties of making a living as a lawyer representing abused children. For years, Vachss wrote ideas for characters, themes, and plots on index cards, and when he finally felt he had accumulated enough, he wrote his debut novel, FLOOD. Since then, Vachss has continued his two-pronged attack against molesters, fighting in both the courtroom and on the pages of his best-selling mysteries. He has also founded "Don't! Buy! Thai!", an organization protesting child prostitution and calling for a boycott of all products from Thailand. Vachss is the author of several comic book series (some original stories, some based on his own voluminous collection of short stories) and his nonfiction has been published in numerous national publications.
"[The] relationship [between Sean and "Pop" ] is tender and richly conveyed in the words and images."
- George Gene Gustines
11/12/2010
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