Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez
A Who HQ Graphic Novel
$30.63
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2022
Summary
Discover the story behind Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike in this moving graphic novel – written by award-winning author Terry Blas and illustrated by Ignatz-nominated cartoonist Mar Julia.
Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!
Follow Cesar Chavez and the National Farmworkers Association as they set out on a difficult 300-mile protest march in support of farm workers’ rights. A story of hope, soli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593224502 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593224507 |
| Author: | Terry Blas, Mar Julia, Who HQ |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 143mm x 200mm |
| Series: | Who HQ Graphic Novels |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
“Who Was the Voice of the People? focuses on Cesar Chavez’s march from Delano, California, to Sacramento to peacefully protest unfair wages and working conditions for grape-farm workers, also calling attention to Delores Huerta and Roberto Bustos. …All the [Who HQ Graphic Novels] showcase the passions and urgency or risks behind their headline-making events and humanize the people who made them possible.” – Booklist
Terry Blas
Terry Blas is the illustrator and writer behind the viral webcomics You Say Latino and You Say Latinx. He has written comics for Ariana Grande and the series Steven Universe and Rick and Morty.
His original graphic novels include:
- Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom (Oni Press)
- Hotel Dare (Kaboom!)
- Lifetime Passes (Abrams/Surely Books 2021)
He is the writer for the Marvel superhero series Reptil, as well as Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez (Penguin Workshop). He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his husband, Scott, and their dog, Alfie.
Mar Julia is an Ignatz Award-nominated cartoonist and illustrator from Providence, Rhode Island. Their debut graphic novel Brownstone, a collaboration with writer Samuel Teer, is scheduled for release from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Versify imprint in 2022.
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