Books published by publisher YA Graphic Novels

In 1948, justice and equality were outlawed in the country of South Africa. The people needed one voice to speak up when the world fell silent. They needed one leader to stand up when the world looked away. One man answered that call; one man who sacrificed his own future for the future of his people and transformed a nation.The story cuts back to Mandela’s childhood where we see him going through school and then university and finally, to when he gets his first job as an articled clerk.The narrative focuses on him as being a positive leader and the face of change in South Africa.

Ali Baba’s life was far from fantastic. A small house in the poorest part of Mumbai, a loving son, and his own autorickshaw – that was his world...Till one day, he accidentally stumbles upon the secret stash of a gang of fortythieves. What follows is a storm that changes his life completely. One little dip into the pie, and Ali Baba brings on more trouble than he had bargained for, as he finds that the robbers aren’t ones to take things lightly. They are dangerous, armed, and cunning. And while Ali Baba himself isn’t a greedy man, the secret doesn’t stay with him...This thrilling graphic novel recreates the classic tale of Ali Baba and the FortyThieves from the Arabian Nights in contemporary times.

HARRY 20 ON THE HIGH ROCKIn the year 2060, a hundred miles above the Earth orbits the High Rock - a maximum security prison crammed with 10,000 of the most vicious criminals from the world below. Falsely accused of betraying his government, Harry Thompson is given a twenty year sentence on the Rock, but amongst thuggish guards controlled by Warden Worldwise and psychotic inmates like Big Red One, the chances of staying alive for that long are looking pretty slim!

A gamble on trading ships at sea, a penalty of a pound of flesh, a contest to win the hand of a rich heiress, and the final rescue in a court of law – The Merchant of Venice has everything to make it one of the most dramatic romantic comedies of Shakespeare.Antonio is the merchant of Venice who borrows money to help his friend Bassanio win Portia in marriage. He borrows the money from Shylock, a shrewd moneylender who devises a retribution unprecedented in the annals of law……till a young lawyer defeats him in his own game. Who is this young lawyer? What is the clinching argument? The Merchant of Venice is memorable as much for its dramatic scenes as for its strong characters, all of which remain etched in the mind long after the story has been read.