Pub Date: September 1, 2012
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011040748
Lexile Code: 0320
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 14
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.10" L x 5.70" W ( 1.20 lbs) 240 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | General | Performing Arts | Theater and Musicals | Social Themes | Adolescence and Coming of Age | Friendship
Description: Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of 'Moon Over Mississippi,' as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get goin
Brief description: Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.
Review Quotes: * "Another dead-on look at the confusing world of middle school." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. Brava!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters." -- Booklist, starred review* "The full-color cartoon-style illustrations are graceful, assured, and, along with the twists and turns of the plot, guarantee an entertaining and enlightening read." -- School Library Journal, starred review