Lisa's review
Re-Gifters (Minx)
by Mike Carey, Marc Hempel, Sonny Liew
Lisa's review
Re-Gifters (Minx) by Mike Carey, Marc Hempel, Sonny Liew
Lisa's review
rating:
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youngadult
recommended for: Teens and Adults
Re-Gifters, by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew, and Marc Hempel
High schooler Jen Dik Seong, a/k/a Dixie, has two great loves in life: hapkido (in which she is a black belt) and Adam, a boy in her hapkido class. Dixie is all set to kick butt at the national hapkido championship, until she blows her entry fee on an extravagant birthday gift for Adam. Now her family’s disappointed in her, her best friend think she’s an idiot, and Adam doesn’t even like the gift! Dixie’s left with no choice but to regain her family’s respect – and her self-respect – by fighting her way into the hapkido championship, against a bunch of rough and tumble L.A. boys. This graphic novel has strong writing by Mike Carey, evocative manga-style illustrations by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel, and a lot of humor and heart. Taking place in Los Angelos a few years after the Rodney King riots, the story doesn’t shy away from the racial tensions Dixie experiences on a daily basis, but nor does it wallow in them. Th...more
High schooler Jen Dik Seong, a/k/a Dixie, has two great loves in life: hapkido (in which she is a black belt) and Adam, a boy in her hapkido class. Dixie is all set to kick butt at the national hapkido championship, until she blows her entry fee on an extravagant birthday gift for Adam. Now her family’s disappointed in her, her best friend think she’s an idiot, and Adam doesn’t even like the gift! Dixie’s left with no choice but to regain her family’s respect – and her self-respect – by fighting her way into the hapkido championship, against a bunch of rough and tumble L.A. boys. This graphic novel has strong writing by Mike Carey, evocative manga-style illustrations by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel, and a lot of humor and heart. Taking place in Los Angelos a few years after the Rodney King riots, the story doesn’t shy away from the racial tensions Dixie experiences on a daily basis, but nor does it wallow in them. Th...more
