The Real Riley Mayes (Graphic Novel)

The Real Riley Mayes (Graphic Novel)
Rachel Elliott
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NZ$ 45.00
Hardback
Not defined - 224pg
3 May 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780062995759
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Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embracing all the parts of yourself that make you special. Fifth grade is just not Riley' s vibe. Everyone else is squaded up-except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley' s picking Joy Powers!Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron' s two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense. Readers will respond to Riley' s journey of self-discovery and will recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but trying her best. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her love of art and drawing. While often funny and light, Riley' s exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And with all of Riley' s hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish.
There is a lot going on in this story--finding real friends, first crushes, discovering gender identity--and all of it is handled tenderly and with respect for each of the main characters. . . . A fun, funny story that rings true. --Booklist "Readers--especially fans of Jeff Kinney and Amy Ignatow--will love the mixture of realism and imagination that fuels Riley' s world. This story is real--and really great!"--Kirkus Reviews
Rachel Elliott is an author-illustrator who grew up queer in Oklahoma. She teaches writing and comics classes for the University of Kentucky' s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. She has an MFA in Painting and is a permanent artist-in-residence at the Lexington Art League' s Loudon House. She' s a member of SCBWI Midsouth, winner of the 2015 SCBWI Midsouth Illustration Contest and an honorable mention in the 2014 SCBWI Midsouth Fiction Manuscript Contest. In 2016, the Kentucky Foundation for Women awarded Rachel with a grant for this project. The Real Riley Mayes is her debut. You can learn more about Rachel at https://rachelelliott. me.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780062995759
Published: 3 May 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: HarperCollins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Pages: 224

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