{"product_id":"newsprints-a-graphic-novel-newsprints-1-paperback","title":"Newsprints: A Graphic Novel (Newsprints #1) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRu Xu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRu Xu\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous, provocative debut graphic novel about the power of friendship and finding the courage to be one's true self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlue is an orphan who disguises herself as a newsboy. There's a war going on, and girls are expected to help the struggling economy by selling cookies. But Blue loves living and working at the \u003ci\u003eBugle\u003c\/i\u003e, the only paper in town that tells the truth. And what's printed in the newspapers now matters more than ever.But Blue struggles with her secret, and worries that if her friends and adopted family at the \u003ci\u003eBugle\u003c\/i\u003e find out that she's a girl, she'll lose everything and everyone she cares about. And when she meets and befriends Crow, a boy who is also not what he seems, together they seek the freedom to be their true selves... and to save each other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRu Xu grew up in Indianapolis and received a degree in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is the creator of the popular webcomic \u003ci\u003eSaint for Rent\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsPrints\u003c\/i\u003e is her first graphic novel. Her favorite things include historical fiction, fat birds, and coffee-flavored ice cream. Visit Ru online at ruemxu.com and on Twitter at @ruemxu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newsprints\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605205966892,"sku":"9780545803120","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/newsprints-a-graphic-novel-newsprints-1-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}