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4-6
Translated by Susan Ouriou.
Illustrated by
Isabelle Arsenault.
The collaborators behind Jane, the Fox & Me have crafted another poignant picture book–size graphic novel. Louis and his little brother live with their always-worried mom, occasionally visiting their untreated-alcoholic dad. Louis's insightful observations about realistic familial struggles are heart-rending; dramatic pencil and ink illustrations employ powerfully moving wordless panels and splashes of yellow and greenish-blue to depict his somber world.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017
103 pp.
| Groundwood
| September, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-1-55498-360-5$19.95
(1)
4-6
Translated by Susan Ouriou.
Illustrated by
Isabelle Arsenault.
In this powerful picture book–size graphic novel, Hélène, ostracized by her former friends, escapes into reading, specifically Jane Eyre; in Jane, Hélène discovers an outcast kindred spirit. Arsenault uses varied page layouts and a mix of illustrative techniques to pace the story and express emotion. Britt's poetic prose captures Hélène's heartbreaking isolation in this brutally beautiful story.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
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