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Virtual Book Launch: Trespassers by Local Author Breena Bard

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

"Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby meets Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind." St. Johns author Breena Bard will read an excerpt from her new graphic novel, then show the kids how to make their own 3-panel comic strip, and give them a chance to ask a few of their own questions. Pre-order a copy of Trespassers between now and May 6, and get 10% off any additional in-store graphic novel. Please call to check…

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Jonathan Hill in Conversation With Breena Bard

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ’80s sci-fi shows, award-winning creator Jonathan Hill crafts a funny, insightful graphic novel about the immigrant experience and the perils of middle school. Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk’t and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth’s crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk’t family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. “Tommy Tomkins” wears a human face to school but can’t seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is…

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