{"product_id":"a-letter-to-jo-isbn-9781603094528","title":"A Letter To Jo","description":"\u003cb\u003eCome face-to-face with the raging terror of World War II in this firsthand graphic novel adaptation of a Polish-American machine gunner's letter home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Leonard fights on the frontlines of World War II, memories of Josephine and home help keep him alive. As Josephine contends with life, family, and work in Cleveland, letters from Leonard sustain her. But official censorship forces him to leave out much of the most significant action he sees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, with the war coming to an end, Leonard is able to tell his full story. In a quietly beautiful letter to Josephine, Leonard writes of the loneliness he felt, the camaraderie he experienced, and the terrible violence he witnessed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Josephine and Leonard's grandson Joseph Sieracki has carefully researched the battles Leonard describes and expanded the letter into a moving tale of a young man's fears and bravery far from home. Brought to heart-wrenching life by the paintbrushes of Kelly Williams (\u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEerie\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eA Letter to Jo\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a tender love story and harrowing battlefield memoir.\"Sieracki effortlessly adapts his grandfather's letters into a narrative that feels both intimate and sweeping... Williams captures the desolation of the battlefields and the bloodcurdling violence of government-sanctioned killing. But through it all, the love story conquers the darkness so hauntingly illustrated.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s a horrible beauty in Williams' depiction of the war experience, like isolated segments from a Bosch painting transported to the war in Europe. What \u003ci\u003eA Letter To Jo\u003c\/i\u003e accomplishes is placing that personal experience of Leonard in a wider context, the war experience as well as the romance with Sieracki’s grandmother. It is, truly, the American story of that era.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Beat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s both beautiful and terrifying, and not to be missed.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003e13th Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Letter to Jo\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a touching tribute to those affected by war, and small glimpse for those who are lucky enough to never experience it... Kelly Williams uses incredibly detailed line work mixed with some of the best watercolors I’ve ever seen in a comic.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eAiPT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Sieracki\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. There he earned his undergrad at Ohio University and his Master's degree at Cleveland State. He is currently teaching in a suburb of Cleveland, residing with his wife, Andrea; daughter, Quinn; and dog, Bentley. \u003ci\u003eA Letter To Jo \u003c\/i\u003eis his first graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Williams\u003c\/b\u003e makes comics. Sometimes writes, just about always draws. He has done work with Dark Horse, BOOM!, IDW, Image, Alterna and more. Best known for the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMetaphase\u003c\/i\u003e along with his work in \u003ci\u003eEerie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e. He exists in the middle of America with a wife, daughter, dog, and cat.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302796808421,"sku":"NP9781603094528","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094528_1062f7ff-2fb5-4926-b459-49b7895a783a.jpg?v=1742929074","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-letter-to-jo-isbn-9781603094528","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}