{"product_id":"prison-island-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","title":"Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColleen Frakes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColleen Frakes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the US, accessible only by air or sea. It was also home to about fifty families, including Colleen Frakes' when she was growing up. Colleen's parents--like nearly everyone else on the island--both worked in the prison, where her father was the prison's captain and her mother worked in security. The island functioned as a \"company town,\" where housing was assigned based on rank, and even children's actions could have an impact on a family's livelihood: If you broke a rule, your family could be kicked out of their home.\u003cbr\u003e In the graphic memoir \u003cem\u003ePrison Island\u003c\/em\u003e, Colleen tells her story of growing up on the McNeil Island. Beyond the irregularities of living in a company town near a prison, remote island life posed other challenges to Colleen and her sister. Regular teenage activities like ordering a pizza or going to the movies became extremely complicated endeavors on the island, and the small-town dynamics were amplified by their isolation from surrounding cities. Prison Island tells the story of a typical girl growing up in atypical circumstances using stark, engaging graphic novel panels. It's a story that is simultaneously familiar and foreign, and readers will be surprised to see parts of themselves in Colleen's unique experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColleen Frakes\u003c\/b\u003e received an Ignatz Award for \"Promising New Talent\" for her book, \u003ci\u003eWoman King\u003c\/i\u003e. She has created comics for Mirage Studio's \u003ci\u003eTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Horse Comics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769840075040,"sku":"9781942186021","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9943deaa0eedbea842aed3cc18f4b08b.webp?v=1780357987","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prison-island-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}