Copyright Date:
2011
Edition Date:
2011
Release Date:
07/06/11
Pages:
112 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-9819733-6-1 Perma-Bound: 0-605-56458-2
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-9819733-6-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-56458-9
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2010936581
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
In quirky but gently pointed vignettes, Mucha follows a small group of buddies as they experience their first year of high school: making new friends, learning to be supportive, putting fantasies into the perspective of realistic achievement, and other emotional situations that truly feel like revelations to many in their early and mid-teens. Mucha's kids are long-armed, multiracial, and possess an almost boundless capacity to express their feelings with a roll of the eye or a change in shoulder posture. Almost uniform panels make for straightforward reading for those new to comics, and the placement of a dozen scenes on the page doesn't make the image or the script difficult to see. A comforting read for the young and a nostalgic look back for those who have already sailed these hormone-perturbed waters.
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Word Count:
7,722
Reading Level:
2.4
Interest Level:
7-12
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 2.4
/ points: 1.0
/ quiz: 144858
/ grade: Middle Grades+
Reading Counts!:
reading level:2.8 /
points:5.0 /
quiz:Q54467
Lexile:
GN300L
Guided Reading Level:
N
Annie has just started high school and she’s a mess. Her older brother told her that her freshman year will strongly affect the rest of her life, and if that’s true her future is looking grim: she’s a loser at sports, is jealous of everyone, and has totally fallen in love with her best friend’s older brother!
When she gets cast as a moaning, hunched-over old lady in the school play, she starts to forget about the rest of her life. Now she just wants to make it through freshman year. This unique take on the beginning of a new school venture will make the perfect back-to-school gift.