ALERT! OUR SECOND BOOK— "FIGHT FOR FREEDOM"— ARRIVES IN JULY!
We got an early look at the cover of our new book, Fight for Freedom, due out in July. The Civil War is raging, and on a Virginia plantation, two young people— Sam and Annabelle—will take action, each in his or her own way, that will change their lives forever.
We look forward to our March visit to Virginia, where we'll speak to several schools as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book.
See our Teachers and Kids pages for highlights of our previous visits to schools around the country.
And we noticed recently that we've received 50 terrific reviews on Amazon. It's so gratifying to read comments like, "Thus began my children's love of history"!
STAN'S BIO
Stan Mack pioneered a documentary style of cartooning with his notorious New York comic strip "Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies," which ran in The Village Voice. His Adweek magazine comic strip, "Stan Mack’s Out-takes," covered the New York media scene. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a former art director of The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
His books include Janet & Me: An Illustrated Story of Love and Loss (Simon & Schuster) and The Story of the Jews: A 4,000 Year Adventure (Jewish Lights). His latest, co-authored with Susan Champlin, is Road to Revolution!, the first in a series of historical graphic novels.
SUSAN'S BIO
The co-author of Road to Revolution!, Susan Champlin is a freelance writer-editor who has been on the staff of a number of magazines, including People magazine and Bon Appétit, for whom she has also edited three cookbooks. Currently Susan is collaborating with Stan on The Cartoon Chronicles of America. She writes the blog "What Would Katharine Hepburn Do?" at http://wwkhd.blogspot.com.
ROAD TO REVOLUTION
by Stan Mack and Susan Champlin
(Bloomsbury)
Nick is an orphan who gets by on his wits and whatever he can steal. Penny is the daughter of a tavern owner and knows the meaning of honest work. Though from completely different backgrounds—and despite their instant dislike for each other—they do have one thing in common: They both want the British out of Boston! When a chance encounter brings them together, Nick and Penny see a way to help the patriots. But first they’ll have to earn the trust of some of America’s great revolutionaries—including Paul Revere and Dr. Joseph Warren—and muster the courage to confront innumerable dangers.
Action packed, laced with humor, and visually dynamic for today’s readers, Road to Revolution! cleverly intertwines fact and fiction for an unprecedented view of American history.
See what reviewers are already saying about the book:
"...readers get both a lesson in the beginnings of the Revolution and an exciting series of historical adventures. As Nick assists Paul Revere with his crucial midnight ride and Penny engages in dangerous spy work, young readers will get a powerful sense of the high stakes of these pivotal events. Mack’s art, clean and uncomplicated, renders period details and emotions quite evocatively and goes a long way to putting a human face on history." —Booklist
JANET AND ME
by Stan Mack
(Simon & Schuster)
In words and drawings both candid and human, Stan Mack follows his 18-year relationship with Janet Bode—a lighthearted fling that beat the odds to become an enduring love affair. The only thing they couldn't beat was cancer. For anyone who can't resist a beautifully told love story, for anyone who is touched by someone suffering from serious illness and looking for emotional and practical guidance, and for anyone who appreciates a life lived to the fullest, Janet & Me will resonate long after the last page is turned.