A Talent Show of Nerves

by Sheelue Yang, Karen Donnelly (Illustrator)

Overview

Eleven-year-old Nhia confronts stage fright at the school’s talent show in this installment of The Niah Normal graphic novel series. Eleven-year-old Nhia “Silver” Lee’s brother convinces her to join the talent show and showcase her storytelling know-how. Just one problem: She’s got a serious case of stage fright! Can Nhia overcome her fears and take home the top talent trophy? Or will her anxieties upstage her act? Written by Hmong American Sheelue Yang, this graphic novel is a darkly humorous, normalizing exploration of coming-of-age anxiety through the lens of authentic preteen. More Books in This Series: Losing It in Translation School of (Negative) Thought What-a-Bummer Camp

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781669060468
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2024
Series:	The Nhia Normal
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Karen Donnelly is a British illustrator with many years’ experience in fiction and non fiction. She grew up loving to draw pictures for the books she was reading and still can’t believe that she gets to do it for real! She works in a very, very untidy basement studio, in the company of her grumpy Scottie dog.

Interviews

The department of health and human services reports a 32% increase in anxiety among youth over COVID-19;