Illegal [Paperback]

<p><strong>A powerfully moving graphic novel by <em>New York Times</em>bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants.</strong></p><p>Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life—the same journey their sister set out on months ago.<br>But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.</p><p>2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award Winner<br>A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018<br>A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018<br>An Amazon Best Book of 2018<br>A?Kirkus Reviews?Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel of 2018<br>An American Library Association Notable Book for 2019<br>2019 YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens<br>2019 CBC Notable Social Studies Book<br>A Junior Library Guild Selection</p>"Raw, realistic, and emotional, this graphic novel puts a harrowing spin on immigration and the risks people take to seek opportunities in other countries.... This graphic novel...makes truths about humanity abundantly clear with the frightening situations and tragic outcomes conveyed through the narrative, emotive illustrations, and the true story in the last five pages. Middle and high schools can use this book in curriculum and recommend it to comic enthusiasts." - <strong><em>VOYA Magazine</em></strong>"The horrors Ebo witnesses, the impossibilities he survives, are haunting testimony to the human spirit. Artemis Fowl series creator Colfer (who taught elementary school in Italy, SaudlÓÏ