This year has been a year of (re)discovery of comics for me. There are several reasons why that is happened. One is that Zoe from Playing by the book have been talking comics a lot this year. The other is I have discovered a complete new (to me) genre in comics writing, whether it is for …
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My Brother Simple
Marie-Aude Murail “Simple”, translated by Adriana Hunter (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) Kleber is starting his second year of sixth-form at the prestigious Lycée Henri IV and as well as worrying about the school year ahead, he must also find himself and his older brother, Barnaby, somewhere to live. Barnaby, known as Simple, is twenty-two years old but has …
Perfect Chemistry
Simone Elkeles(Simon & Schuster) In Fairfield High School, you either come from the Southside or the Northside of the city. And they don’t mix, usually. But they are about to collide, big time.Brittany Ellis is the school’s princess: blonde hair, designer clothes, pom-pom girl, football captain boyfriend. She has it all. Or has she? Behind …