About this title: With an uptight businessman father and a preoccupied, fashion-designer mother, ten-year-old Jimmy finds life at home difficult. He is not doing well at school, nor is he good in sports--but he can draw. He finds solace in creating superheroes, and his talent comes to the notice of a popular boy at school. The two work on a comic strip together, but Jimmy discovers that doing what he loves best and on his own--despite his failures--is what really gives him the self-respect he needs.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780062050359ISBN:0062050354
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 185 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Feiffer, Jules. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 185 p. Contains: Illustrations. Michael Di Capua Books. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780062059079ISBN:0062059076
Description: Feiffer, Jules. Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 185 p. Contains: Illustrations. Michael Di Capua Books. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Date Published: 1993
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. First Edition. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780062050366ISBN:0062050362
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1993
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Missing Dust Jacket. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780590262392ISBN:0590262394
Description: Illustrated by Author. Very Good. 0590262394. Softcover, in Very Good condition, no stamps or writing, straight spine without creases, a very nice looking book, ; 35. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"I re-read this recently. I remembered liking it, but I didn't really remember just how good it is. The story beautiful illustrates with wry humor the struggles of being a child, of being an artist, and trying to find an outlet to express pain, anger, and powerlessness. And, in a straight forward, non sugar coated way, it says flat out: success means having to fail a couple hundred times first."
"To begin with, I think our library has this book in the wrong section. It was in the Juvenile area,and after reading it, I really think to be appreciated you need to be at least a pre-teen. The author does a masterful job of introducing us to Jimmy and his artistic thoughts and struggles. With excellent illustrations, the reader will fall in love with Jimmy. Jimmy loves to draw comics, but his father considers it useless talents. Jimmy finds that drawing for others isn't nearly as fun as doing it for yourself. A wonderful ending makes this a great read for anyone wanting to get someone interested in reading."
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