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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

Traci N. Todd

Illustrator: Shannon Wright

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic

ISBN: 978-1-33830-590-6

Keywords: Ormes, Jackie 1911-1985, Cartoonists, African American Woman Cartoonists

How did Ormes, a pioneering Black cartoonist, create her iconic comic strip characters? Stylish digital art incorporates comic-art techniques. Back matter.