The Re-Gifters, by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew, and Marc Hempel. New York: DC Comics, 2007.
Summary: Dixie is a high school student in LA who must navigate all the challenges of high school, plus a martial arts tournament that has her fighting against her crush.
Rating: 5Q, 5P
ISBN: 140120371X
Medium: Pen/brush
Curricular Opportunities:
- Excellent for Creative Writing curriculum; independent reading
Age Group: 7th-10th Grades
Potential Obstacles: n/a
E.K. 7/1/09
Carey, M. (2007). Illustrated by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel. Re-Gifters. New York: DC Comics.
ISBN 978-1-4012-0371-9
Jen Dik Seong, or Dixie, has studied and mastered the martial art of kapkido. Time for the big championship and she is torn between her crush and crushing him to be the winner.
Media - Black and white
Rating - 4Q/5P
Theme
Curriculum Connectin - Middle School; can be used in Language Arts to discuss theme – Sometime what we want isn’t always the best for us (Dixie really wanted Adam to like her but he had other plans) or Sometimes life has different plans for us (Dixie realizes that Dillinger is a much better match for her)
MBallenger 5/3/08
Carey, M. (2007). Re-gifters. New York: Minx. 9781401203719 4Q/4P
Summary: Dixie, a teenage Korean-American in LA, plans to dominate the upcoming hapkido competition. But she spent her entrance fee on a gift for her crush. Can she win the competition and win his heart?
Media: Pen and ink drawings.
KEM 3/28/08
Carey, M., Hempel, M. & Liew, S. (2007). The Re-Gifters. New York: DC Comics
Dixie is an expert at the martial art of hapkido but inexperienced when it comes to love, so what is she going to do when the two are thrown together?
Media Used: Pen and Ink
Rating: 4Q/3P
Format:Graphic Novel
Submitted by Amanda Melilli 4/18/08
ISBN: 140120371X
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