Americus

MK Reed

First Second, Aug 30, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 224 pages

Neal Barton just wants to read in peace. Unluckily for him, some local Christian activists are trying to get his favorite fantasy series banned from the Americus public library on grounds of immoral content and heresy. Something has to be done, and it looks like quiet, shy Neal is going to have to do it. With youth services librarian Charlotte Murphy at his back, Neal finds himself leading the charge to defend the mega-bestselling fantasy series that makes his life worth living.

This funny, gripping, and relatable tale of life and local politics in middle America is currently being serialized online at saveapathea.com.

What people are saying

Review: Americus

User Review  - Chris - Goodreads

Americus, OK is basically a parallel to the little town in north central FL where I grew up. I think it is really 'everyman' America. I saw this book on the shelf while looking for something else and ...

Review: Americus

User Review  - Peebee - Goodreads

My first foray into both graphic novels and books meant for middle grades (apparently there's some controversy over those books in my reading challenge group, which meant that we had to have a task ...

About the author

Indie comics writer and illustrator MK Reed lives in Brooklyn. She’s an old hand at the self publishing scene but this is her first go-round with a big publisher.

Jonathan Hill is a cartoonist & illustrator living in Portland, Oregon. Americus will be his first graphic novel.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Americus
• Author: MK Reed
• Illustrated by: Jonathan David Hill
• Publisher: First Second, 2011
• ISBN: 1596437685, 9781596437685
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Books & Libraries; Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Adolescence; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Nonfiction / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons