Clock Striker, Volume 1: I'm Gonna Be a Smith! (Galadima Issaka)(Paperback)

Clock Striker, now in graphic novel format, follows Shonen mangaÂ’s first Black female lead hero, Cast, in her quest to become a member of the SMITHS, the legendary warrior engineers.*2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens**2023 Texas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Winner - Starred Selection**2023 Virginia Library Association Graphic Novel Diversity Award Honor Book**2022 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Finalist*Cast dreams of being a SMITH, and though sheÂ’s rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Besides, these legendary warrior engineers havenÂ’t been seen in years and were never known for having female members. Fortunately, Cast meets one surviving member named Ms. Philomena Clock, who agrees to take her on as her apprentice, or striker.Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! CastÂ’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself.Can Cast become a new member of the SMITHS? More importantly, can Cast survive the process to become a SMITH?Clock Striker is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 1
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