When amelias at school, somehow, everything goes wrong and she always winds up being the one sent to the principals office. Amelia rules comics amelia louise mcbride comic book. He is an advocate for kids comics, having cofounded the organization kids love comics, which works to promote comic books and graphic novels as a valuable tool for literacy and education in schools, libraries, and at home. For his flashback showing how close amelia, rhonda, reggie, and pajamaman used to be, hes created fake comic book pages, yellowed, torn at the ages, and taped. Kyle daring amelia to ride her bike through the greenbelt at night to retrieve a comic book. She is known to tell the reader her story through out all the books. Images shown are stock images and may differ from actual product and are subject to change. By renaissance press written by jimmy gownley art by jimmy gownley release date 829. Amelia louise mcbride is the main protagonist of the amelia rules. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Ostensibly for tweens, but thoroughly enjoyable on. In previous installments of his regular comic book series amelia rules, local cartoonist jimmy gownley has tackled such difficult childhood traumas as divorce and moving to a new town. Amelia is a tough kid and she is going thru a lot, her parents just got divorced, she moved from new york city to a small town in pennsylvania, and she is trying to navigate a new school. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
Our newest posts dcs stargirl the cw justice society trailer hd. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Jimmy gownley born february 5, 1972is an american comic book writerartist best known for his award winning comic book amelia rules. One of the best graphic novels for kids that embraces all of these topics is jimmy gownleys amelia rules. A whipsmart, wisecracking tomboy who can be surprisingly sweet and giving.
Gownleys goal with the amelia books was to create a comic book with comic strip sensibilities that both traditional and nontraditional comic book fans could enjoy. Jimmy gownley has achieved that with his outstanding amelia rules. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. All week on the comics page, were excerpting a special independence day issue of jimmy gownleys wonderful allages comic amelia rules, the things i cannot change, a funny and touching story. Illustrator jimmy gownley draws superhero amelia youtube. Amelia is trying to cope with change as in she doesnt want any. Free comic book day 2008 swimming at a pond table of contents amelia rules. Rounded out with a visit to a class called tramp, and youve got a comic book sure to make even the grumpiest person giggle. Using graphic novels in education comic book legal. Comic book series created in 2001 by jimmy gownley. Apr 14, 2014 jimmy gownley has been creating and publishing comics since he was a teenager, and over the past decade his career, took off with the success of the amelia rules series of graphic novels. She is helped along the way by an odd group of friends and her evercool aunt, tanner clark.
Through the course of the story, amelia eventually learns what a true superhero is really like. The whole worlds crazy, what makes you happy, superheroes, when the past is a present, the tweenage guide to not being unpopular, true things adults dont want kids to know and the meaning of life. Written and drawn by jimmy gownley, amelia rules is an award winning comic book series nominated for 4 eisner nominations, and winner of pennsylvania library association one book award. Trishia has a heart condition called a ventricular septal defect, and spoiler. It has been nominated for eisner awards four nominations in 2008 alone. I love when he uses callback and references to elements of comic history, as in the opening pages. This childrens comics was also released in graphic novel form.
It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Jimmy gownleys amelia rules one of the best graphic. The meaning of life and other stuff is the seventh volume in the series although it stands alone just fine and its the most accomplished yet. Jan 07, 2009 in this volume, amelia s life is rocketing forward her mom has a date, shes going to her first dance and shes trying to make sense of how all that fits into her past.
When amelias at school, somehow, everything goes wrong and she always winds. Gownley really understands and appreciates comics as a medium. Cartoonist jimmy gownley shows readers how he draws the beloved heroine amelia louise mcbride, star of the amelia rules. Mar 18, 2010 cartoonist jimmy gownley shows readers how he draws the beloved heroine amelia louise mcbride, star of the amelia rules. The whole worlds crazy, a very ninja christmas amelia rules, amelia rules. Amelias mom has a date, which sends amelia into a tizzy. In a lot of ways, it was the opposite of wha t comic shops really want, so i needed to take the book out into other arenas, but most of those arenas come with the huge risk of returnability. In this volume, amelias life is rocketing forward her mom has a date, shes going to her first dance and shes trying to make sense of how all that fits into her past. The whole worlds crazy include typical kid activities, like getting distracted by quibbles while trying to watch tv or play freeze tag, or how gross being sick can be.
In this first book of amelia s adventures, amelia and her friends take on bullies and santa. Join amelia, reggie, rhonda, and pajamaman the gathering of awesome super pals in the eisnernominated amelia rules series. Jimmy gownley has been creating and publishing comics since he was a teenager, and over the past decade his career, took off with the success of the amelia rules series of graphic novels. This volume begins to let the series drift away from ordinary childhood issues, containing more adultfear situations like amelia finding out that spoier. Forced out of manhattan and into smalltown life, nineyearold amelia lousie mcbride struggles to keep her sanity amid her new friends. Feb 18, 2010 former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. The tweenage guide to not being unpopular amelia rules by jimmy gownley. Amelias friends set out to rescue her, and the result is a disaster. Jimmy gownley began writing and drawing comics at the age of fifteen. Superheroes won the cybil award for best graphic novel for readers aged 12 and under. Buy a cheap copy of amelia rules funny stories book by jimmy gownley.
When the past is a present by jimmy gownley renaissance press, 2008 this was my snow day gift to myself. By renaissance press written by jimmy gownley art by jimmy gownley release. While the quote may hold true for most adults, it certainly does not hold true for jimmy gownley. It has been nominated for eisner awards four nominations in 2008 alone, has been nominated for five harvey awards, and was a short list finalist for the howard e. Gownley follows up amelia rules with the dumbest idea ever. The manga comic book contains artistic daydream interludes, imagined by the characters, including an old black and white movie and a comic strip.
His first published work was shades of gray, which he selfpublished. Forced out of new york city following her parents divorce, amelia takes setbacks in stride. Ostensibly for tweens, but thoroughly enjoyable on every level. Four comic book collections has been published for amelia comics series.
But even this war of words pales in comparison to the horrors the gang faces in the gym class system. Jimmy gownleys amelia rules one of the best graphic novels. There are 176 pages with fullcolor artwork on every page. Amelia rules the whole worlds crazy comics worth reading. Gownley follows up amelia rules with the dumbest idea. Convention scene is the webs leading source for comic book conventions, comic book creator store signings, and much more. The mangacomic book contains artistic daydream interludes, imagined by the characters, including an old black and white movie and a comic strip. Selling comic books, collectible card games, and role playing books to fernandina. Welcome to using graphic novels in education, an ongoing feature from cbldf that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. This completey hilarious edition of the amelia rules. Former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. True things adults dont want kids to know amelia rules by jimmy gownley. Aug, 2014 amelia, the whole worlds crazy by jimmy gownley. Superheroes is the third volume in the ongoing amelia rules series of humorous graphic novels.
He grew up in the small town of girardville, pennsylvania and started to write and draw his own comics at an early age. The books have become bestsellers, and gownley has been nominated for numerous harvey and eisner awards, including eisners for best kids comic, best single. Free comic book day images shown are stock images and may differ from actual product and are subject to change. Amelia isnt perfect, she has selfish moments and generous moments. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including those that have been targeted by censors, and provide teaching and discussion suggestions for the use of such books in classrooms.
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