The Thud
The Thud
Ross, Mikael
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W. W. Norton
Annotation: This is a YA graphic novel, told from the perspective of a person with a developmental disorder, set in a real village operated by people with special needs.
Genre: [Graphic novels] [Realistic fiction]
 
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Catalog Number: #238789
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 03/09/21
Pages: 123 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-683-96406-3 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-8611-0
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-683-96406-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-8611-9
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2020942301
Dimensions: 26 cm
Subject Heading:
People with mental disabilities. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Group homes. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Self-relaince. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Mothers and sons. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Neuerkerode (Germany). Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 9-12

There's a real village in Germany called Neuerkerode that is operated by people with mental disabilities - the local restaurant, the local bar, the local supermarket. The author spent two years living 3 or 4 days a week there, researching and getting to know its townsfolk, and the result is an empathetic depiction.

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