Death
Note, vol. 1
By
Tsugumi Ohba, art by Takeshi Obata
Light
Yagami is a serious student, studying for his college entrance exams, until he
finds the Deathnote. This curious notebook was dropped in the human world by a
Shinigami Death god. If someone writes a name in the notebook while thinking
about what that person looks like, that person dies.
Light
recognizes the amazing opportunity the Notebook presents- he can rid the world
of evil!
As Light
proceeds to kill off criminals, he mystifies the authorities who consider him
to be a murderer. They suspect a student is behind the strange deaths, and send
the legendary detective L out to track him down- a man that no one has ever seen,
so Light has no way to get rid of HIM via the Notebook.
Since
Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency, he can hack
into his father's computer at home and glean information about more criminals
and elude detection.
But how long
can he stay ahead of the law?
The artwork
in this graphic novel is not to be missed, especially the wild depiction of the
Shinigami...
(Booktalk
by Kathy Caldwell, Woodward Middle School Library)
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