Books with author Thieu Pham

Scott is a washed-up football player who never made it, and whose girlfriend abandoned him along with his dreams of playing pro football. But things have a way of working out, in this sweet, poetic tale--and a new chapter in Scott's life begins as the old one ends. Offered a position in a Japanese sumo training "stable," Scott abandons his old life, his old name, and even his old hair color, and becomes an aspiring sumo wrestler. And in so doing, he begins to find some kind of center in himself...a center that had seemed lost for good.Thien Pham, the acclaimed illustrator of Gene Luen Yang's Level Up, returns as the writer and artist of a unique new graphic novel.Highly poetic and structured to echo the slow build and sudden clash of a sumo match, Pham's Sumo is an unusual and beautiful book. It's nearly a contradiction in terms: a delicate, deft, tender tale about...sumo wrestling.

Have you ever had someone who walked into your life and forever carved a special place in your heart? Have you ever had a best friend that you can never forget? Have you ever loved someone so much that it hurts and makes you smile the same time when you think about him or her? This is a story about a lasting friendship and an undying love. A friendship that is true and pure. A love that is unconditional and forgiving. This is a story about keeping promises regardless of circumstances, time, and space."The Tree & The Little Girl" is intended for people of all ages. Everyone should be able to identify with the characters and relate with the deeper message and the universal theme of friendship and love. It is easy to follow and illustrated with silhouettes that beautifully accompany the text. Once you pick the book up, you will want to continue to the end to find out how it ends. Hope you enjoy it.