{"product_id":"bionic-isbn-9781603094788","title":"Bionic","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eerie and beautiful coming-of-age graphic novel for the digital generation, from the stunningly creative mind behind \u003ci\u003eHighwayman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Addict\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBionic\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age tale for the digital generation, taking place in the near future. It's the story of Victor, a geeky teenager on a hopeless quest to win the love of the gorgeous Patricia -- but when she returns from a horrible accident with astonishing new robotic parts, both their lives will be changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoren Shadmi (\u003ci\u003eHighwayman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television\u003c\/i\u003e) presents a hypnotically illustrated story of warm flesh and cold metal. It's the story of a love that was never meant to be, of overwhelming emotions, trauma, rebellion, loss of innocence, and the fear that wanting something may not be enough.\"[An] engaging story of horrifying bodily changes that upend the teenage experience... The pencil-shaded, hand-drawn style of the art contrasts well with the tech-focused story.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBionic\u003c\/i\u003e reboots the teenage romance and propels it into the twenty-first century.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBD Gest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very fine social critique, full of strangeness and uncertainty.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBodoï\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoren Shadmi \u003c\/b\u003eis a Brooklyn-based illustrator and cartoonist; he studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, where he now teaches. His graphic novels have been published internationally and they include \u003ci\u003eHighwayman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRise of the Dungeon Master\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300894265573,"sku":"NP9781603094788","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094788_7649449b-0993-420f-aa75-a0e924e40a54.jpg?v=1742921922","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bionic-isbn-9781603094788","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}