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Legend: The Graphic Novel
by Marie Lu
Illustrator: Kaari
Ages: 12+
Published: 2015
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-399-17189-5
Keywords: Dystopia, Graphic format, Plague, WAr
Full-color graphic novel adaptation of Lu's “Legend” brings to life the struggle between the Republic and the Patriots and the relationship between Day and June.