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Boundless by Jillian Tamaki

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Boundless is an odd, artistic, and it is its own special world. It is part graphic novel, part art book, and part short, illustrated stories. The themes created by Jillian Tamaki are familiar but are scattered about with new twists. Of course, sometimes the twists we know as well. It is just a combination that is combined to make that story, or that moment, and nothing else, for now. Each chapter is set up, to have its own look even though Tamaki is the illustrator […]

A spoiler but I’ll warn you where!

My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano

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About a month ago, my cell totally pooped itself. I was able to factory reset it, losing everything in the process. Practically a month to the day, it poops itself again (just when I had gotten things back to mostly normal). Only this time it really “Shakespeare in the park” itself. (I was not allowed to swear as a child, so I used words that started with the same letter or sound. I think you can guess this one.) Therefore, I found myself on a […]

When One Summer Turns into the Important Summer

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

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#cbr11bingo #Listicle 2015 Caldecott Honor (List of Caldecott books of 2015 This is a snap shot of two girls during the summer their innocence is partly-lost, one comes of age and both learn that growing pains take on different forms. This premise of This One Summer by cousin collaborators, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, has been seen before, but the characters make it fresh. Rose is an only child, slightly older than her summer friend Windy. Her parents, while modern, do have a more conservative attitude […]

Being 16 is a Lot to Deal With Sometimes

Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

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I became interested in reading Skim by the Tamaki cousins after seeing ElCicco’s review this past summer. And what a great recommendation it turned out to be! A quick one, too, as I finished it in just one sitting. This graphic novel is very introspective, coming through via the voice of the protagonist’s diary, and I could see it being a great read for both teens and adults. Skim follows the story of a Canadian teen named Kim, who doesn’t really fit in at her all-girls school, and along with […]

#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed – This One Summer (Bingo nr 4)

This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

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#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed- it won the Eisner Award in 2015, but was also nominated for a whole host of other things that it lost out on. Every summer Rose and her parents go to Arwago Beach. They have their set rituals and it’s Rose’s favourite time of the year. Her friend Windy is also there, and she and Rose are inseparable all summer. Something is different this year, though. There’s a tension between Rose’s parents and they keep fighting when they think Rose can’t hear them. For […]

Skillfully tackling serious issues in a YA graphic novel

Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

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This short (about 140 pages) graphic novel was created by the same Canadian cousin team that gave us This One Summer. In fact this graphic novel was their first. Nominated for an Eisner (among other awards), Skim is the story of Kim (aka Skim), a Japanese Canadian teen who is struggling with a variety of issues, including matters related to sexuality, depression and suicide.  The story is told in three parts. Part I: Fall, takes place in fall but is also about falling. Kim serves […]



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