(3) YA Translated by Susan Ouriou. Illustrated by Daniel Sylvestre. Struggling with rejection at school and with her single mother's addiction, Ophelia is inspired when a visiting author gives her a blank notebook. Ophelia, a graffiti artist, claims an abandoned building for her art, which leads to friendship with fellow outsider Ulysses. Abstract collages and line drawings are effectively layered into a poetic text (translated from the French), creating a vivid representation of Ophelia's artistic journey.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(3) YA Translated by Susan Ouriou. Fourteen-year-old Mirabelle lives cloistered with her mentally ill mother in a small apartment. Mira is lonely and friendless until vivacious Catherine joins her art class and the two become inseparable. Cath teaches Mira about living life to the fullest, including spending time with boys. After tragedy strikes, Mira learns self-confidence and independence. The heavy, dark story, translated from the French, is lyrically told.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz