A: The Aztec Empire
B: (Non) Binary
C: Chinese History (The Boxer Rebellion)
D: Detention
E: Edo Era Japan
Stay tuned for the next installment in this history series! In the meantime, catch up on previous rounds of Comics A-Z. Viviana was taken in by those same missionaries, however, when the people who lived in her village would have left her to die. They gave her a home and a family. When the rebellion comes, will she abandon the only people who ever cared about her or will she stand against the country of her birth? Very few writers could execute projects like this successfully, especially graphic novels intended for middle grade readers. Balancing honesty and sensitivity, truth and lines of communication, engagement and education, takes a deft hand and a deep understanding of not only the history itself but of the readers who will be struggling with it. Yang is one of them and we’re lucky as hell to have him. Proceeds from the sale of each book go to the End Immigrant Detention Network. Honestly, she wasn’t even supposed to be here today. Or ever, for that matter. Don’t let the sci-fi/fantasy tag fool you; Wilgus has done tons of research and anyone who tells you you can’t learn from fiction hasn’t been reading the right books.
