{"product_id":"the-eternal-smile-three-stories-9781596431560","title":"The Eternal Smile: Three Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two masters of the graphic novel--Gene Luen Yang (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e) and Derek Kirk Kim (\u003ci\u003eSame Difference and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e)--come three magical tales of fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a prince who defeats his greatest enemy only to discover that maybe his world is not what it had seemed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a frog who finds that just being a frog might be the way to go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a women who receives an e-mail from Prince Henry of Nigeria asking for a loan to help save his family - and gives it to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vivid artwork and moving writing, Derek Kirk Kim and Gene Luen Yang test the boundaries between fantasy and reality, exploring the ways that the world of the imagination can affect real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Smile\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Short Story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Luen Yang\u003c\/b\u003e writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress's fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBoxers \u0026amp; Saints\u003c\/i\u003e won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel \u003ci\u003eDragon Hoops\u003c\/i\u003e received an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His other comics works include \u003ci\u003eSecret Coders \u003c\/i\u003e(with Mike Holmes), \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (with Sonny Liew), as well as \u003ci\u003eSuperman Smashes the Klan\u003c\/i\u003e and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Kirk Kim\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSame Difference\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTune\u003c\/i\u003e, and the winner of the trifecta of comics awards - the Eisner, the Ignatz, and the Harvey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421170209042,"sku":"9781596431560","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b53f324-cd6d-4bc8-8081-6b629329317a.jpg?v=1729503331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-eternal-smile-three-stories-9781596431560","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}