Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of): An LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel about Friendship and Growing Up for Children (Ages 8-12) - Couverture rigide

Gros, Kathleen

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ISBN 10 : 0062875973 ISBN 13 : 9780062875976

Editeur : Quill Tree Books, 2020

Synopsis

A modern-day graphic novel adaptation of Little Women that explores identity, friendships,
and new experiences through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Jo March. A must-read
for fans of Raina Telgemeier.

With the start of eighth grade, Jo March decides it’s time
to get serious about her writing and joins the school newspaper. But even with her
new friend Freddie cheering her on, becoming a hard-hitting journalist is a lot
harder than Jo imagined.

That’s not all that’s tough. Jo and her sisters—Meg, Beth, and Amy—are getting
used to a new normal at home, with their dad deployed overseas and their mom, a
nurse, working overtime.

And while it helps to hang out with Laurie, the boy
who just moved next door, things get complicated when he tells Jo he has
feelings for her. Feelings that Jo doesn’t have for him…or for any boy.
Feelings she’s never shared with anyone before. Feelings that Jo might have for
Freddie.

What does it take to figure out who you are? Jo March is about to find out.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kathleen Gros is a cartoonist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated with a BFA in illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and she published her first graphic novel, Last Night at Wyrmwood High, soon after. Since then, she has also published Jo, a graphic novel adaptation of Little Women; Anne, a graphic novel adaptation of Anne of Green Gables; and Carousel Summer. To learn more about Kathleen and her comics, visit her online at www.kagcomix.com.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Jo March has always loved making up stories for her sisters, Meg, Beth, and Amy. But when eighth grade starts, Jo decides it's time to get serious about her writing and starts a blog to kick-start this journey. Then Freddie, a girl on the school newspaper, asks Jo to join as a staff writer. This could be the perfect chance to see if she's got what it takes to be a hard-hitting journalist. But even with Freddie cheering her on, writing news stories is a lot harder than she imagined. That's not all that's tough. With the March sisters' dad deployed overseas, their mom working overtime to keep things running smoothly, and Beth worried about her leukemia returning, things at home are tense. And while it helps having a new friend in Laurie, the boy who just moved in next door, things get complicated when he tells Jo he has feelings for her. Feelings that Jo doesn't have for him . . . or for any boy. Feelings she's never shared with anyone before. Feelings that Jo thinks she might have for Freddie. How do you discover who you want to become when you're not entirely sure who you are? Jo March is about to find out.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quill Tree Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062875973
• ISBN 13: 9780062875976
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Gros Kathleen
• Nombre de pages: 272
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