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I wish I didn't have to tell you this /

"In a stunning sequel to The Genius Under the Table, Eugene Yelchin's graphic memoir depicts his harrowing journey from Leningrad's underground art scene to a state-run Siberian asylum--and to eventual safety in the US. No longer the creative little boy under his grandmother's ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yelchin, Eugene (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Yelchin, Eugene.
Yelchin, Eugene > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985 > Biography.
Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985 > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Artists > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Artists.
Soviet Union.
URSS > Histoire > 1953-1985 > Biographies.
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
YAN012010.
YAN006010.
YAN047080.
Graphic books.
Bandes dessinées autobiographiques.
Bandes dessinées.
Bandes dessinées autres que de fiction.
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Summary:"In a stunning sequel to The Genius Under the Table, Eugene Yelchin's graphic memoir depicts his harrowing journey from Leningrad's underground art scene to a state-run Siberian asylum--and to eventual safety in the US. No longer the creative little boy under his grandmother's table, Yevgeny is now a young adult, pursuing his artistic dreams under the constant threat of the KGB's stranglehold on Russia's creative scene. When a chance encounter with an American woman opens him up to a world of romance and possibility, Yevgeny believes he has found his path to the future--and freedom overseas. But the threat of being drafted into the military and sent to fight in Afghanistan changes everything in a terrible instant, and he takes drastic measures to decide his fate, leading to unthinkable consequences in a mental hospital. With bold art bringing a vivid reality to life, National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin's sequel to the acclaimed memoir The Genius Under the Table returns to Yevgeny's saga, balancing the terror and oppression of Soviet Russia with the author's signature charm and dark wit. I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This shines a stark spotlight on history while offering a poignant, nuanced, and powerfully resonant look at growing up in--and ultimately leaving--Cold War Russia in the early 1980s."--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:423 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 13 to 17.
Awards:Horn Book Fanfare List, 2026
ISBN:9781536215533
1536215538