Graveyard Shakes: A Graphic Novel

by Laura Terry, Laura Terry (Illustrator)

Overview

A unique and spirited graphic novel reminiscent of the works of Raina Telgemeier and Neil Gaiman!

Katia and Victoria are sisters and scholarship students at a private boarding school. While Victoria tries to fit in, Katia is unapologetic about her quirks, even though their classmates tease her. After a big fight, Katia runs away from school. And when Victoria goes looking for her, she accidentally tumbles into the underworld of a nearby graveyard. It is inhabited by ghosts, ghouls, and a man named Nikola, who is preparing a sinister spell that's missing one key ingredient.Victoria teams up with adorable Little Ghost and Nikola's kindhearted son, and together they search for Katia. They must find her before she becomes Nikola's next victim!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545889568
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/26/2017
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	461 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Laura Terry is the creator of Graveyard Shakes, which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and illustrated Anna Strong and the Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring. After a childhood misspent raising pigs, selling hot dogs, and drawing princesses, Laura ran away to the relative splendor of an all-girls boarding school. She later graduated from Pratt Institute and the Center for Cartoon Studies. Laura now spends her days in Brooklyn with her poodle, Muffin. To learn more, visit her online at lauraterry.com.

Editorial Reviews

A Junior Library Guild Selection"Poignant." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"The striking illustrations are simple and endearing, tempering the mood of the more frightening scenes...A great addition to graphic novel collections; hand to fans of Raina Telgemeier." — School Library Journal"Affirming girl power and the importance of staying true to yourself, this story will resonate with readers who, like Katia, build relationships on their own terms." — Kirkus Reviews"That the afterlife can be as complicated as regular life will strike a wryly funny note with young outcasts and loners, but Terry never loses sight of the idea that even misfits can find community by being themselves." — Publishers Weekly"Terry's soft colors and bold lines bring the emotions of her story to life and will appeal to the eyes of readers who enjoy Raina Telgemeier's or Ben Hatke's work." — Booklist

From the Publisher

2017-07-02
A tale about a ghost who fears other ghosts and two sisters who find more welcome in a graveyard than in school.This two-plot graphic novel follows both the post-life adventures of Little Ghost and his nearly dead young friend, Modie, and the challenging transition Victoria and her energetic, musical, nonconformist younger sister, Katia, both white, experience as they move from home-schooling on their farm to an exclusive boarding school. When Little Ghost visits Modie, whose father, Nikola, keeps him alive by stealing the souls of live children every 13 years, the boys talk about life, death, and family. The two strands of the plot collide when Victoria, while searching the graveyard for Katia, falls into a pit that Nikola has set to catch unsuspecting children. Victoria fights back, escapes, and finds Katia, whom Nikola also subsequently captures. But he is no match for these determined sisters. Less original than Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts (2016), this book succeeds visually in capturing the spirit of these siblings and honestly portraying both their conflicts and their unity. The children's conversations about life and death and also the fact that two children die in the story make it a compelling springboard for these discussions with children. Affirming girl power and the importance of staying true to yourself, this story will resonate with readers who, like Katia, build relationships on their own terms. (Graphic fantasy. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews