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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
Operatic
A story of friendship, first crushes, opera and the high drama of middle school told by award-winning Kyo Maclear in her debut graphic novel.
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Collage illustrations, graffiti, and photographs create an unusual, affecting, and ultimately one-of-a-kind scrapbook effect.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRITICALLY ACCLAIMED\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublished in French by la courte echelle (\u003cem\u003eOphélie\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eOphelia\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award and won the Prix Alvine-Bélisle and the Prix du livre jeunesse des bibiothèques de Montréal. Charlotte Gingras is a preeminent Quebec writer, already known in English Canada as the author of \u003cem\u003ePieces of Me\u003c\/em\u003e (Kids Can, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eEmily’s Piano\u003c\/em\u003e (Annick, 2005). She is a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Award. 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You’re the first to know.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"In her introspective sketchbook of a novel, Gingras quietly exposes Ophelia's and Ulysses' vulnerabilities while depicting their journey to becoming more comfortable in their own skins.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_1":"Ophelia is is a book that will speak to teens on many different levels. . . . a thoughtful and illuminating book that will hopefully resonate with readers long after the final page.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_2":"Meant for girls, this book will please their mothers as well, or anyone who has been through high school and remembers the thrill of falling in love for the first time ...","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Châtelaine","OtherText_Review_3":"The narration and dialogue are raw and moving . . . . It’s exhilarating to see Ophelia’s transformation from angry and traumatized to open and alive.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_4":"A powerful book of a teen's struggles, a deep and insightful introspection . . .","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"CanLit for Little Canadians","OtherText_Review_5":". . . the palpable longing in Ophelia’s narration could appeal to readers sensitive to imagistic prose.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2018-03-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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Ophelia
Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.
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Short Stories for Little Monsters
The internationally acclaimed author of the Stella and Sam series has created a collection of short, funny illustrated stories.
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Sita's Ramayana
A beautifully illustrated feminist graphic-novel version of the story of Sita from the great Indian epic -- The Ramayana.
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It seems a sure bet that Skim will garner her a few more.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Calgary Herald","OtherText_Review_15":"A gorgeous, poetic pen line and sharp dialogue bring this angsty story of a disaffected teenage girl to life.","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_16":"Jillian Tamaki's illustrations perfectly match the rough edges and continuous movement of Skim's teenage characters and reveal humour in the agonizing minutiae of high school life...Mariko Tamaki's text blends teen-speak with eloquence and wry one-liners...blending colloquialisms and sharp observations into something profound...","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_17":"No medium can capture the sense of being plunged into another person's mind like comics can, and Skim is the perfect example, its words and pictures and storytelling so unified in conjuring Kim's world that it comes as a surprise to see it has two creators rather than one...The careful layering of perception, desire, and reality is handled so deftly that the effect is almost subliminal...The Tamakis have done the hardest and most rewarding thing an artist can do: they have captured the texture of real life and made it into something beautiful.","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Irish Times","OtherText_Review_18":"The Tamaki cousins in their first graphic novel take a huge fistful of high school story trappings and distill a beautiful and funny time capsule of real feeling... Skim is a refreshing reminder of the inevitability of change and the importance of looking beneath the surface.","OtherText_Review_18_Src":"VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)","OtherText_Review_19":"The tricky part with graphic novels is getting the story to be as good as the drawings, and [the Tamakis] have figured out a winning combination for sure. The story is riveting and will bring you right back to 11th grade angst within the first few pages. Jillian Tamaki has an especially expressive, loose style that lends itself beautifully to this slightly morose tale.","OtherText_Review_19_Src":"Bust","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Metro","OtherText_Review_2":"...avoids all the cliches of a coming-of-age story...Original in every which way.","OtherText_Review_20":"This stunning coming-of-age novel will draw in not only GN buffs, who will appreciate the creative design and dramatic use of both illustration and narration, but also realistic-fiction fans who may not normally gravitate to the format but will find this a sympathetic standout.","OtherText_Review_20_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_21":"Writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Jillian Tamaki stunningly entwine their acute dialogues and visual riches in brush, soft pencil and grey tones, illuminating this adolescent romance in all its conflicted depths. [Skim is the] most sophisticated and sensitive North American graphic novel debut of the year.","OtherText_Review_21_Src":"Paul Gravett","OtherText_Review_22":"A quietly moving graphic novel...sharply witty and incisive...Long, languid lines portray Skim's turmoil and angst with pitch-perfect resonance...Recommend this to fans of Daniel Clowes's Ghost World, who have been waiting for another graphic novel of teen angst and suburban ennui.","OtherText_Review_22_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Valerie D'Orazio","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Friends of Lulu","OtherText_Review_3":"...intelligent choice...a sensitive and caring portrayal of youth...universal...a complete success...[Jillian's] storytelling is solid...[and] her art is very atmospheric...","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Gay Comics List","OtherText_Review_4":"...traverse[s] the turbulent landscape of high school with tenderness and a keen eye for the yearning of adolescent girls...From the particularities of slang to the bigger concepts like fear and isolation, Mariko and Jillian Tamaki capture the subtle details that comprise this understated part of life...a world [in] which anyone who has ever been a teenager would be able to relate to at some level...Jillian Tamaki's use of line and shadow is effective in rendering the psychology of characters and the moody spaces they find themselves in...Formally, Skim is interesting for its varied approach to panel-use. Some pages flaunt over 10 similarly sized and shaped panels while others reveal only one (often silent) borderless image. The overall effect reveals impressive artwork and many powerful scenes...Skim is a unique piece, one not to be missed. Highly Recommended. [Skim uses] high school as a fertile setting for pungent commentary on racial, cultural, and sexual issues...The narrative, mainly in diary form, feels accurate and realistic, drenched in a sense of confusion and nihilism, and the art, influenced by Craig Thompson's Blankets (2003), reflects the spare, gloomy emotional landscape in which Skim exists. 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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel
Deborah Ellis's bestselling novel The Breadwinner, now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel.
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Fine characterization and sensitive prose distinguish the story.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"With a light touch, the Tamakis capture the struggle of growing up in a patchwork of summer moments . . . Wistful, touching, and perfectly bittersweet.","OtherText_Review_10":"The tweens’ frank and often humorous conversations and their jubilant fun together provide a counterpoint to the turmoil around them.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"VOYA","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"Jillian and Mariko Tamaki . . . skillfully portray the emotional ups and downs of a girl on the cusp of adolescence in this eloquent graphic novel. . . . 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Jillian’s full page illustrations are engrossing.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_6":"Even as the book grows darker, the fighting gets uglier and the inevitable loss of innocence draws closer, a sense of hope remains, and your empathy with the characters never falters. It’s difficult subject matter handled with grace.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"NOW Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"A relentlessly unsentimental vision, built around the dawning recognition that there can be no escaping, that everything counts in large amounts.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Los Angeles Times","OtherText_Review_8":"At its heart, This One Summer is a coming-of-age story about an observer. . . . Rose proves herself to be as quietly powerful as this moving, evocative book.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_9":"The book is poignant and melancholy, and it will be swiftly recognizable to those who only recently hovered at the cusp of adolescence.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A unique story of friendship from the creators of the award-winning graphic novel Skim.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_11":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_12":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_13":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_14":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_15":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_16":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_17":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_11":"03","PrizeCode_12":"03","PrizeCode_13":"01","PrizeCode_14":"01","PrizeCode_15":"04","PrizeCode_16":"04","PrizeCode_17":"01","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"01","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"New York Times Editor's Choice","PrizeName_1":"Ignatz Award for Best Graphic Novel","PrizeName_10":"Michael L. 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ages 13
and up
/ grades 8
and up
This One Summer
A unique story of friendship from the creators of the award-winning graphic novel Skim.
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Wildful
Reminiscent of The Secret Garden, this breathtaking graphic novel explores how we can find magic in the wilderness – and in ourselves.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Your Turn, Adrian
A graphic novel about feeling vulnerable and struggling to meet expectations, and about friendship and the power of the imagination.
