Barda / by Ngozi Ukazu ; letters by Wes Abbott.

By:

Ukazu, Ngozi [author,, illustrator.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2024]Description: 191 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781779511133
1779511132

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DDC classification:

741.5/973 23/eng/20231129

LOC classification:

PZ7.7.U48 Bar 2024

Summary: When Granny Goodness decides her champion, Barda, is becoming too soft, she assigns her the task of breaking the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free, but as Barda questions Granny's motives she finds herself drawn to Scott in a way she never expected.

List(s) this item appears in: New Young Adult Additions

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	YA Fiction	YA Graphic Novels	YA BAR	Available	pap. ed		36748002656918

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

2025 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Darkseid is...and life on Apokolips is tough-but then, it is hell after all. And no one knows this better than Barda, Granny Goodness's right hand warrior.

But Barda has a secret...she is in love. Or she is drawn to the idea of it anyway, whether it be the beauty of a flower, her affection for her closest friend, Aurelie, or the mysterious and fierce enemy warrior, Orion, who is the only match for Barda's strength.

But when Granny decides Barda is becoming too soft, she assigns Barda a task that might be more than she can handle-to break the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free. And as Barda questions why Scott has such hope and what he might have done to promote such hatred from Granny, she finds herself drawn to him in a way she never expected.

The only thing is, we do not speak of love on Apokolips...

Join New York Times bestselling author-illustrator NGOZI UKAZU ( Check, Please ) as she takes readers on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery, deep friendships, and first loves!

"Fourth World created by Jack Kirby"

When Granny Goodness decides her champion, Barda, is becoming too soft, she assigns her the task of breaking the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free, but as Barda questions Granny's motives she finds herself drawn to Scott in a way she never expected.

Ages 13-17 DC Comics.

Grades 10-12 DC Comics.

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Kirkus Book Review

Six young warrior women are led by the brave Barda in this story from the world of DC Comics. The Furies--sent by Lord Darkseid to find variables to fuel his war against all things light--have been trained to be disposable tools of destruction. They fight under the threat of torture by Granny Goodness, a sadistic elder who celebrates them for their brutality and punishes them for any perceived weaknesses. The Furies reside on the planet Apokolips and carry out missions against their foes on New Genesis, a planet that is the antithesis of everything they know. Barda is the brawniest and most ruthless of the Furies, but when she finds a book lying on the ground during a battle, it changes everything by showing her love's possibilities, interrupting the book's repeated refrain, "We do not speak of love on Apokolips." When Barda is ordered to torture a man who tried to escape the X-Pit, Granny Goodness' prison, Granny's cruelty pushes her to see whether love can be more than just a possibility. Although the storyline is simple, and experienced readers may find few surprises, Barda's vulnerability during her quiet moments creates a fantastic balance between action and introspection. Bursts of blues, greens, and golds flash across the mainly terracotta palette, which highlights the barrenness of Apokolips and sets a striking scene. The Furies all appear to be white, with the exception of Lashina, who's coded as Black. A visually arresting account of a Fury's promising beginning. (Graphic fantasy. 13-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.