One Piece. Vol. 1, Romance DawnOne Piece. Vol. 1, Romance Dawn

This series features Monkey D. Luffy, whose main ambition is to become a pirate. Eating the Gum-Gum Fruit gives him strange powers but also invokes the fruit's curse: anybody who consumes it can never learn to swim. Nevertheless, Monkey and his crewmate Roronoa Zoro, master of the three-sword fighting style, sail the Seven Seas of swashbuckling adventure in search of the elusive treasure 'One Piece.' For ages 12 and up. Manga. Right to left. B&W. 216pp. BRODART CO., c2009.