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From: Teacher Librarian | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Gorman, Michele | Copyright information

Grades 6-12

Graphic classics, volume 13: Rafael Sabatini, Tom Pomplun. Eureka Productions, 2006. $11.95. 0-9746648-6-3. This black-and-white collection of stories offers readers a swashbuckling good time with comic adaptations of Sabatini's famous pirate story "Captain Blood" and some of his lesser-known stories, including "The Valet Mystery" and "The Risen Dead." This collection also features "Desperately Seeking Sabatini," a comic biography of the adventure/mystery wr...

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