YALSA GGNT Top Ten Manga: No. 6 Volume 1-3 Good Comics for Kids
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Touted as a holy city, No. 6 is one of six utopias built for the survivors of a terrible world war that left the Earth decimated in most places. While everything seems perfect aquaman on the surface, things aquaman aren t what they seem. Shion, a teenage boy, begins to question the perfection of No. 6 and finds himself on the run from the authorities. He is forced aquaman to leave the city and escape into the West Block, the trash dump of No. 6.
At the 2014 American Library Association Midwinter conventions, YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services aquaman Association announced their Great Graphic Novels list for 2014. Of the 78 titles listed, aquaman 10 of them were manga. No. 6 is sci-fi story set in a dystopian future where the perfect city may not be so perfect, and danger lurks both outside and inside the city s walls.
No. 6 starts out introducing Shion with his life set to go on the elite track, where he will work in a lab and want for nothing. On his 12th birthday, he lets out a rare burst of emotion in the chaos of a storm that lets in Rat, a boy who has escaped from a correctional facility. Shion helps Rat, but his act of kindness is discovered and he and his mother are forced to leave their home in Chronos, the elite area of No. 6, and move to Lost Town, for regular folks, where his mother opens a bakery. Four years later, Shion is working in the Forest Park Administration, monitoring the clean-up robots, when a body is discovered. When it seems the authorities are covering up the cause of death, Shion expresses his doubts about the city. His work partner aquaman then suddenly dies, and Shion is made a suspect. The only person who can help him is Rat, who rescues him from the authorities and whisks him away to West Block, a rundown section outside of No. 6, where life isn t just hard, it’s dangerous: aquaman Making aquaman the wrong move or trusting aquaman the wrong person can get you killed.
Shion isn t your typical dystopian lead. He is easygoing and rather naive. He doesn t resent the system when he and his mother lose their elite status, and he is happy with his life in Lost Town. Being dragged into West Block forces him to see another world, where trust and friendship are mocked and scorned, but he doesn t give in to the cynicism all around him. His compassion and more trusting nature do get him into scrapes, but they also helps him to win over other cynics. While he is hunted by the authorities of No. 6 for something he didn t do, he still wants to help save the people inside the city from a deadly parasitic bee that also nearly killed him.
Shion s mirror image is Rat. His background is completely unknown, but he knows how to live in the West Block, and even when Shion first meets him, he already knows how to defend himself and even kill if necessary. aquaman Rat s home is filled with printed books, something not found in No. 6, with a lot of classic literature and poetry. He is good with micro tech, and he creates robotic rats that can be used for surveillance and intelligence gathering. He is also an actor and singer, using the stage name of Eve. Rat also hates No. 6 with a passion and wants to see it razed to the ground with everyone inside.
These differences create an interesting aquaman dynamic between the two main characters. They had very different upbringings, and they hold almost opposing aquaman beliefs, especially about what should be done about No. 6, but there is a fascination they have with each other. aquaman Rat doesn’t aquaman believe in most of what Shion says, but he has developed a soft spot for him, causing him to take risks he wouldn’t before. Shion is captivated by Rat and will defend him violently when he thinks aquaman he is being insulted. It is a complex relationship that will only grown in interest as the story progresses.
Other regulars in the cast include Shion’s mother Karen and his childhood friend Safu inside No. 6, and Dogkeeper and Rikiga in the West Block. All support Shion in their own ways. Dogkeeper seems to be warming up to Shion, even through she finds his trustworthiness as pointless as Rat. Rikiga was a reporter who was friends with Shion’s mother, aquaman and she directs Shion to him for additional assistance. Safu is an elite who stayed friends with Shion after he and his mother were exiled because of Shion’s kindness towards her. She actually loves him, but Shion is a bit too clueless to get it.
Science is much more advanc
About SLJ Subscribe to SLJ Contact SLJ SLJ Content Latest Posts Technology Posts Books & Media Reviews Print Issue Archive SLJ Newsletters Extra Helping aquaman Curriculum Connections SLJ Teen SLJ Resources Events Webcasts The Digital Shift JobZone Book Verdict SLJ Blog Network 100 Scope Notes Adult Books 4 Teens Battle of the Books A Chair, a Fireplace & a Tea Cozy Connect the Pop A Fuse #8 Production Good Comics for Kids Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog Neverending Search Some Day My Printz aquaman Will Come
Touted as a holy city, No. 6 is one of six utopias built for the survivors of a terrible world war that left the Earth decimated in most places. While everything seems perfect aquaman on the surface, things aquaman aren t what they seem. Shion, a teenage boy, begins to question the perfection of No. 6 and finds himself on the run from the authorities. He is forced aquaman to leave the city and escape into the West Block, the trash dump of No. 6.
At the 2014 American Library Association Midwinter conventions, YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services aquaman Association announced their Great Graphic Novels list for 2014. Of the 78 titles listed, aquaman 10 of them were manga. No. 6 is sci-fi story set in a dystopian future where the perfect city may not be so perfect, and danger lurks both outside and inside the city s walls.
No. 6 starts out introducing Shion with his life set to go on the elite track, where he will work in a lab and want for nothing. On his 12th birthday, he lets out a rare burst of emotion in the chaos of a storm that lets in Rat, a boy who has escaped from a correctional facility. Shion helps Rat, but his act of kindness is discovered and he and his mother are forced to leave their home in Chronos, the elite area of No. 6, and move to Lost Town, for regular folks, where his mother opens a bakery. Four years later, Shion is working in the Forest Park Administration, monitoring the clean-up robots, when a body is discovered. When it seems the authorities are covering up the cause of death, Shion expresses his doubts about the city. His work partner aquaman then suddenly dies, and Shion is made a suspect. The only person who can help him is Rat, who rescues him from the authorities and whisks him away to West Block, a rundown section outside of No. 6, where life isn t just hard, it’s dangerous: aquaman Making aquaman the wrong move or trusting aquaman the wrong person can get you killed.
Shion isn t your typical dystopian lead. He is easygoing and rather naive. He doesn t resent the system when he and his mother lose their elite status, and he is happy with his life in Lost Town. Being dragged into West Block forces him to see another world, where trust and friendship are mocked and scorned, but he doesn t give in to the cynicism all around him. His compassion and more trusting nature do get him into scrapes, but they also helps him to win over other cynics. While he is hunted by the authorities of No. 6 for something he didn t do, he still wants to help save the people inside the city from a deadly parasitic bee that also nearly killed him.
Shion s mirror image is Rat. His background is completely unknown, but he knows how to live in the West Block, and even when Shion first meets him, he already knows how to defend himself and even kill if necessary. aquaman Rat s home is filled with printed books, something not found in No. 6, with a lot of classic literature and poetry. He is good with micro tech, and he creates robotic rats that can be used for surveillance and intelligence gathering. He is also an actor and singer, using the stage name of Eve. Rat also hates No. 6 with a passion and wants to see it razed to the ground with everyone inside.
These differences create an interesting aquaman dynamic between the two main characters. They had very different upbringings, and they hold almost opposing aquaman beliefs, especially about what should be done about No. 6, but there is a fascination they have with each other. aquaman Rat doesn’t aquaman believe in most of what Shion says, but he has developed a soft spot for him, causing him to take risks he wouldn’t before. Shion is captivated by Rat and will defend him violently when he thinks aquaman he is being insulted. It is a complex relationship that will only grown in interest as the story progresses.
Other regulars in the cast include Shion’s mother Karen and his childhood friend Safu inside No. 6, and Dogkeeper and Rikiga in the West Block. All support Shion in their own ways. Dogkeeper seems to be warming up to Shion, even through she finds his trustworthiness as pointless as Rat. Rikiga was a reporter who was friends with Shion’s mother, aquaman and she directs Shion to him for additional assistance. Safu is an elite who stayed friends with Shion after he and his mother were exiled because of Shion’s kindness towards her. She actually loves him, but Shion is a bit too clueless to get it.
Science is much more advanc
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