Lily Renée, Escape Artist
From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer
In 1938, Lily Renée Wilheim is a 14-year-old Jewish girl living in Vienna. Her days are filled with art and ballet. Then the Nazis march into Austria, and Lily’s life is shattered overnight. Suddenly, her own country is no longer safe for her or her family. To survive, Lily leaves her parents behind and travels alone to England.
Escaping the Nazis is only the start of Lily’s journey. She must escape many more times—from servitude, hardship, and danger. Will she find a way to have her own sort of revenge on the Nazis? Follow the story of a brave girl who becomes an artist of heroes and a true pioneer in comic books.
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978-0-7613-8114-3
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| Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Genre | Graphic Novels, Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Graphic Universe ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 96 |
| Publication Date | 2011-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 3.8 |
| Text Type | Fiction—Historical |
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| BISACS | JNF007010, JNF007020 |
| Dewey | 940.53'18092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 6.375 x 9.25 |
| Lexile | 510 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.2 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 145941 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Original artwork, Reviewed, and Timeline |
Author: Trina Robbins
Writer and feminist herstorian Trina Robbins has been writing books, comics, and graphic novels for over 30 years. Her most recent books are The Brinkley Girls (Fantagraphics) and Forbidden City: the Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs (Hampton Press). Her newest graphic novel is the three-part YA series Chicagoland Detective Agency for Graphic Universe™.
Illustrator: Studio C10
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Illustrator: Anne Timmons
Anne was born in Portland, Oregon, and received her BFA from Oregon State University. In addition to her collaboration with Trina Robbins on the Lulu Award-winning GoGirl!, Anne's work includes the Eisner-nominated Dignifying Science and Pigling: A Cinderella Story for Lerner's Graphic Myths and Legends series. She has illustrated and painted covers for children's books and provided interior and cover art for regional and national magazines, including Wired, Portland Review, and Comic Book Artist. Anne's art also appears in the anthology 9-11: Artists Respond and is now in the Library of Congress.
Awards
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices