Awards
- Commended for A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year 2016 (United States)
- Commended for Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year 2015 (United States)
- Commended for Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Graphic Novels of the Year 2015 (United States)
- Commended for USBBY Outstanding International Book 2016 (United States)
Overview
It is the early 1990s in Moscow, and political change is in the air. But Dasha is more worried about her own challenges as she negotiates family, friendships and school without her mother. Just as she begins to find her own feet, she gets word that she is to join her mother in America - a place that seems impossibly far from everything and everyone she loves.Dasha Tolstikova's major talent is on full display in this gorgeous and subtly illustrated graphic novel.
Full Product Details
Author: Dasha Tolstikova
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.498kg
ISBN: 9781773063799
ISBN 10: 1773063790
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 16 April 2020
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Deceptively simple, but with great narrative sophistication . . . Fascinating and heartfelt. * Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW * An absorbing graphic memoir. . . . Readers will wish the sequel were available instantly. * Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW * A lovely portrayal in words and art of a year in the life of an engaging tween girl from the other side of the world. * School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW * The author includes authentic details . . . and, with personality and sincerity, creates an accessible, truthful, and relatable record for readers of a different generation. * Horn Book Magazine, STARRED REVIEW * A perceptive story about change, aloneness, ambition and, ultimately, resilience. * New York Times * A quiet, moving, and contemplative story of growth. * Booklist * Told in quiet fragments, sewn together with ribbons of girlhood. * National Post * Moving and beautifully illustrated . . . in sparingly coloured and expressive drawings that invite readers to linger. * Winnipeg Free Press * The excitement of meeting a teen actor, the agony of a crush, the pain of changed friendships - all this resonates cross-culturally. * The Toronto Star * Tolstikova has real insight into the minds of tweens [and] a keen ear for the nuances of tween conversation. * CM Review of Materials *
Author Information
DASHA TOLSTIKOVA is the author and illustrator of The Bad Chair and A Year Without Mom, which received four starred reviews and was selected as an USBBY Outstanding International Book. Dasha has illustrated several picture books, including Violet and the Woof by Rebecca Grabill, Friend or Foe? by John Sobol and The Jacket by Kirsten Hall. Her illustrations have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
