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Award-winning author Minh Lê and New York Times bestselling illustrator Chan Chau team up for a fun and enlightening graphic novel about one kid's journey to finding inner peace and belonging. Perfect for fans of Measuring Up and New Kid.When Bình fights back against a bully who makes fun of his Vietnamese heritage, he expects to be cheered as the hero. He defeated the bad guy, right?Instead, it gets him a stern warning from his vice principal and worried parents. Now he's stuck on a family trip to a silent meditation retreat. That means no talking-and no video games!-for a whole weekend. Could things possibly get any worse?However, when a nun gathers all the kids to tell them the Jataka tales-the stories of the Buddha's many past lives-Bình takes a fantastical dive into his imagination and starts to see himself in these stories. Will he retreat further into himself, or will he emerge from the weekend open to change?With any luck, these next few days will prove more enlightening than he thought.

Tai Pham struggles with balancing school, his work in the family business, his friendships, and his new Green Lantern responsibilities. But Kid Flash arrives on the scene to become the super-hero partner Tai just might need.One of Book Riot's Best Books of 2022!It’s only been a few months since Green Lantern Tai Pham inherited his ring from his ba and defeated his nemesis, Xander Griffin. But Tai knows their last battle was only the beginning—and even though no one believes him, Tai is determined to prove that Xander is up to his old tricks again.When a string of fires start popping up around Coast City, Tai finds himself stretched thin as he struggles to keep up with school, training, working at the store, and following Xander’s trail. That is, until a new hero, known as Kid Flash, shows up on the scene with an offer to help.Can the heroes find the arsonist before it’s too late?

Tai Pham wohnt mit seinen Eltern über dem Laden seiner Großmutter. Der Junge zeichnet für sein Leben gerne. Doch nicht einmal seine fantasievollsten Zeichnungen können mit dem Abenteuer mithalten, in das sich der Dreizehnjährige stürzen wird. Als seine geliebte Großmutter stirbt, erbt Tai einen smaragdgrünen Ring aus Jade. Schnell findet er heraus, dass dieses geheimnisvolle Schmuckstück mehr ist, als es zu sein scheint. Plötzlich ist er Mitglied einer Gruppe von Weltraumpolizisten, die als Green Lanterns bekannt sind. Aber um ein Superheld zu sein, braucht es mehr als einen Ring mit Superkräften. Tai muss beweisen, dass er genügend Willenskraft und Fantasie hat, um die Bestimmung seiner Großmutter fortzuführen. Der preisgekrönte Autor Minh Lê und Zeichner Andie Tong erzählen eine wunderschöne Geschichte aus der Welt der DC-Superhelden, über Verantwortung, Familie und den Mut, Vorurteilen entgegenzutreten!