Guibert, Emmanuel, and Joann Sfar. The professor's daughter. New York: First Second, 2007.
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Genre: Graphic Novel
Annotation:
This is a graphic novel about a woman who falls in love with Imhotep IV, one of her father's most prized mummies. They take on quite the adventure in an effort to be together.
Booktalk Review:
Picture it...19th century England. You won't have any trouble doing that with these beautiful illustrations! Imhotep IV is a mummy who has not been awake in 30 centuries, but it sure does not take long for him to become smitten with the professor's daughter. As if being a mummy wouldn't complicate this affair enough, the professor happens to own Imhotep...and he is one of his most prized possesions! Imhotep and his new love travel through time, experience murder, kidnapping, jail and any number of adventures that will leave you wanting more. Will Imhotep ever find a place where he can share his love eternally for The Professor's Daughter?
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