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1 online resource |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Summary |
Jimmy is a stereotypical geek who works at the library in Oakland, California, and is trapped in his own torpidity. Sara is his best friend, but she wants to get a life (translation: an apartment in Brooklyn and a publishing internship). When Sara moves to New York City, Jimmy is rattled. Then lonely. Then desperate. He screws up his courage, writes Sara a letter about his true feelings, and asks her to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building (a nod to their ongoing debate about Sleepless in Seattle). Jimmy's cross-country bus trip to Manhattan is as hapless and funny as Jimmy himself. When he arrives in the city he's thought of as "a festering hellhole," he's surprised by how exciting he finds New York, and how heartbreaking-he discovers Sara has a boyfriend! Jason Shiga's bold visual storytelling, sly pokes at popular culture, and subtle text work together seamlessly in Empire State, creating a quirky graphic novel comedy about the vagaries of love and friendship. |
| Audience |
Rated PA |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Man-woman relationships -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre |
Comic books, strips, etc.
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Electronic books.
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Pham, John.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781613121535 (electronic bk.) |
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1613121539 (electronic bk.) |
| Music No. |
MWT12474829 |
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