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  1 Briony Hatch
Author: Skinner, Ginny CoAuthor: Skinner, Penelope
 
9781907536144
Class: 741.5973
Age: 16-19
Language: English
Descriptors: Graphic Novel
LC: PN6728
ISBN-13: 9781907536144
LCCN: BD14022062
Imprint: Limehouse Books
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Pub Date: 10/01/2013
Availability: Available
List: $19.95
  Trade Paper
Physical Description: 127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
LC Series:
Brodart Sources: Brodart's Graphic Novel Reads for Adults TIPS Selections
Brodart's Public Library Graphic Novel Picks
Brodart's Young Adult Graphic Novel Picks
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TIPS Subjects: Fantasy
BISAC Subjects:
LC Subjects: Graphic novels
Teenage girls, Juvenile literature
SEARS Subjects: Girls
Graphic novels
Teenagers
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Annotations
Publisher Annotations | 11/04/2013
Briony Hatch hates reality. She prefers the fantasy world of her favourite novels: The Starling Black Adventures, in which ghosts are real and you can cast magic spells to defeat your enemies. In her real life, Briony's parents are getting divorced and her friends are preoccupied by losing weight and shagging boys. Briony has tried all Starling Black's magic spells in her bedroom but they don't seem to be working. Her mother wants her to grow up, get her head out of those books and pack - they're leaving Dad and moving into a bungalow the other side of town. Worst of all, Briony has almost finished the last ever Starling Black novel; life will soon have no meaning at all. But Briony is about to learn that fantasy and reality aren't always so easy to distinguish, and life doesn't have to be dull just because you're getting older.
Journal Reviews
Library Journal | 11/08/2013
While other 15-year-olds are interested in makeup and making out, Briony Hatch is preoccupied with the magical world of her favorite book series, "The Starling Black Adventures." But when she comes to the end of the series' final novel, Briony is left to face reality: her parents are getting divorced, she is moving to her dead aunt's house, and she has no idea how to be a proper teenage girl. The Skinner sisters (The Art Room) have done an outstanding job of making Briony sound like an adolescent; she is a bundle of emotions that often conflict, and as a result she is frustrating and heartbreaking all at once. Although the lettering feels awkward and some of the panels lack depth, the rendering of the main character is delicate and subtle. Simple lines reveal classic teen gestures such as an insecure slouch or a nervous hunch. Verdict Penelope (The Village Bike) and Ginny Skinner have created a tender, funny, and a pitch-perfect coming-of-age tale sure to resonate with awkward girls both young and old.-E.W. Goodman, Art Inst. of Pittsburgh. 128p. LJ Xpress Online Review. LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013.
Publishers Weekly | 10/28/2013
Sisters Ginny and Penelope Skinner follow up their self-published debut graphic novel The Art Room with an enigmatic tale of one teen's dissolving fantasy life and her attempts to confront more lackluster realities. Protagonist Briony Hatch narrates her immersive experience in the fantasy-based Starlin Black novels, with her panic increasing as she consumes the series' final installment. However, this crisis leads to an exploration of the boundaries between fantasy and reality, between the occult and the imagination, and the Skinners tease out the seemingly minor factors that aid teens in constructing their own sense of individuality. The visual construction of the graphic narrative is remarkably inventive and varied, from Briony's hand-drawn chapter markers to pages from her diary that render her internal thought processes empathetically. This visual narrative displays a fresh sense of experimentation in conveying the emotional extremes of teen life, from despair to laughter, and avoids the well-worn tropes of the coming-of-age tale. (Oct.). 128p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2013.
~VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine - Retired Journal) | 02/01/2014
4Q 4P S G. Fourteen-year-old Briony Hatch is obsessed with fantasy novels about Starling Black, an exorcist living in a dystopia. She is certain that being Starling Black would be better than being Briony, whose parents are in the middle of an endless divorce and whose best friend is actually an awful human being. Briony makes lists about things, like why love and sex are confusing or reasons life might be worth living (that one is a short list). She prefers reading to listening to teachers, a habit which repeatedly lands her in trouble. Real life is severely disappointing. When Briony starts to feel tired and achy, she is not sure what is happening--maybe she is depressed because the Starling Black series has ended? When the source of her aches turns out to be a ghost inhabiting her body, she is excited. Finally, something interesting and magical is happening. She gives herself a makeover, taking her cues from Starling Black, and gets to work exorcising the ghost, ultimately realizing that real life just might be okay. Briony is a likeable oddball who has one foot in reality and the rest of herself firmly planted in fantasy. The format and drawings are varied, using panels, full-page illustrations, lists, and Briony's own sketches. The diversity of the techniques adds a layer of intimacy to the story, allowing readers to feel closer to Briony, whose loner status sometimes holds people at a distance. Readers who think fantasy worlds are more engaging than our real one will relate to Briony's desire to have something magical happen.--Amanda MacGregor. 128p. VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES, c2014.
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