{"product_id":"hybred-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Hybred: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamie Mustard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancesca Filomena\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in a future-adjacent, alternative Los Angeles, this is a story of staggering poverty, drugs, and violence and of an artistic child who finds beauty in the ugly and sublime hope in our conflicts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHYBRED shows us how in our most marginalized communities lies an astonishing amount of genius which goes unnoticed and is so often tragically wasted. Nine-year-old Johnny James lives in The Casque, the poorest neighborhood in Greater Angeles, where he shares a one-room apartment with his mother, stepfather, two brothers, and an army of cockroaches. He spends his days in the sweltering heat of the neighborhood, at the movie theaters, playing tackleball, or drawing - but there's no money for him to go to school.\u003cp\u003eAs death, addiction, and violence swirl through the neighborhood, Johnny grows up with friends, adventures, and magic around him. And he discovers how to use art, beauty, and personal strength to transcend the forces destined to hold him back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamie Mustard\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, a futurist, and a writer with a focus on perception in the physical world. Growing up in severe poverty and illiteracy in inner city Los Angeles, Jamie overcame obstacles to graduate from the London School of Economics. He currently works as a strategic multi-media consultant, teacher, interdisciplinary art, design, and product futurist. He is the winner of The National Indie Excellence Award as well as the OWL Outstanding Works in Literature Award for his book, \u003ci\u003eThe Iconist.\u003c\/i\u003e And his memoir \u003ci\u003eChild X\u003c\/i\u003e is being published in July 2025 by BenBella Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesca Filomena\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian artist working internationally in design and print. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leece, Italy and won first prize at the International Red Paper Kite Illustration competition in 2020. Francesca is the illustrator of the picture books \u003ci\u003eHoping for You, Aster, The Wire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Was Nearly a Flower.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47212075745529,"sku":"9781951491437","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/3LyWYOjgXT9781951491437.webp?v=1768087981","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hybred-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}