"An historical and imaginative tour-de-force, WAKE brings to light for the first time the existence of enslaved black women warriors, whose stories can be traced by carefully scrutinizing historical records; and where the historical record goes silent, WAKE reconstructs the likely past of two female rebels, Adono and Alele, on the slave ship The Unity. WAKE is a graphic novel that offers invaluable insight into the struggle to survive whole as a black...

"Cixtisis, the empress of Tchitchinie, kidnaps all of the men from Agalaia's kingdom to castrate them and make them her slaves. Anger grows amongst the female residents of Suffragette City and they want their husbands back. Will Aglaia be able to avert war and bring peace once again to the region? Anne Simon showcases a deft touch in this allegorical fantasy graphic novel brimming with subversive twists and comical turns"--Provided by publisher.

Retells in graphic novel format Twain's story about the adventures of a nineteenth-century boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.