Sweet and charming middle grade graphic memoir. Santat writes about a life-changing trip to Europe in 1989, just before starting high school. He really manages to capture what being thirteen was like in all its awkward glory.
Sweet and charming middle grade graphic memoir. Santat writes about a life-changing trip to Europe in 1989, just before starting high school. He really manages to capture what being thirteen was like in all its awkward glory.
Camping this weekend and I brought along this little book to get started on planning our honeymoon trip. I'm getting excited! 8 months to go 😄
Hit me with your recs for books set in Scotland to read before our trip or places to see while we're there!
#weekendreading #travelplanning
Heart warming, filled with great illustrations and an innocent first crush before high school. Really good read that I recommend highly.
Santat‘s National Book Award winning graphic novel about a school trip to Europe when he was in middle school is marvelous in every way—from the delightful art to the heartfelt, poignant detailing of all the awkwardness that comes with being thirteen—and definitely deserving of all the accolades it‘s received. A wonderful story about finding yourself, exploring the world, and discovering your place in it. A fantastic book.
It is a must have book. It is an eye opener and perfect for the politically incorrect…
I picked this title up after it was referenced in a couple other travelogues. He goes on foot, has some of the languages and adopts numerous others, and ends up staying on in Central Europe, living there many years after, until the war.
He alternates among easygoing narrative, charming descriptions of the people he encounters, & florid architectural descriptions.
Skim the architecture, but don‘t miss the footnotes! So many unexpected anecdotes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A near perfect encapsulation of the joy, awkwardness, naivete, isolation, curiosity, insecurity, friendships, and trials of teen years. The author recounts a life-changing class trip to Europe. His experience really spoke to my inner child; introverted, self-doubting, finding it easier to be alone than potentially end up with my foot in my mouth, and occasionally finding someone who doesn't care about all that. #firstsecondbooks
So, if Henry III was the one appointing the popes, did he dismiss one for buying the title from…himself? Bold move, Henry, bold move.