'With a wealth of period details and genre elements, this sci-fi caper set in the 1950s finds immediacy in the fears of the time, while dealing espionage action that flies off the page.' - School Library Journal, Best Books of 2022 Liam Francis Walsh's graphic novel is set in 1950's-era Cold War, but still feels resonant today.' - Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series Action, history, and a tiny bit of fantasy collide in eye-popping panels, loaded with heart. ' Red Scare is a brilliant, fast-paced adventure. But if Peggy wants to keep it, she'll have to overcome bullies, outsmart FBI agents, and escape from some very strange spies!Ī Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection When she finds a mysterious artifact that gives her the ability to fly, she thinks it's the solution to all her problems. On top of all that, Peggy has a hard time at school, and gets taunted by her classmates. Peggy is scared: She's struggling to recover from polio and needs crutches to walk, and she and her neighbors are worried about the rumors of Communist spies doing bad things. Action, history, and a tiny bit of fantasy collide in eye-popping panels, loaded with heart.' - Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series

The New York Times Book Review calls Red Scare a “masterly graphic novel debut… tightly wrought, intense, unpredictable… breathtaking action sequences… pacing is remarkable… a virtuosic performance.” A page-turning sci-fi adventure set in 1953, featuring a clever girl who, against all odds, must outsmart bullies, the FBI, and alien invaders during the height of the communist Red Scare.

Red scare by liam francis walsh