Overview
Dale Donavan has heard the same lecture over and over again: Art will get you nowhere in life. A kid with a creative streak, Dale wants nothing more than to doodle, play video games, and create comics forever-maybe even as a full-time job one day. But between his grandfather pushing him to focus on his studies and a school with zero interest in funding arts programs, Dale feels like his future has already been decided for him. That is, until he comes up with the perfect plan: What if he starts an after-school art club, gathers a team of creative students like himself, and proves all the naysayers-his stubborn vice principal in particular-wrong? This might just work, but if the club isn't financially successful by the end of the semester, the school with shut them down. This may be Dale's only chance to show the adults in his life that a career as an artist is not just a dream but a possibility!
Full Product Details
Author: Rashad Doucet
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9780759556362
ISBN 10: 0759556369
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 06 February 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Children/juvenile
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General
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"*""This heartwarming, adorable, and highly informative narrative is perfectly tailored for middle-grade readers who are figuring out how to stand up for themselves...The story imparts valuable life lessons about staying true to what's important, resisting the pressure to choose a career path too soon, and the beauty of adult support for dreams.""--Booklist, starred review ""Doucet takes cues from popular creative media to tell a unique and original story of an aspirational tween determined to showcase the importance and viability of artistic pursuits.""--Publishers Weekly ""An engaging and satisfying depiction of a real-life issue that affects many artistic students.""--Kirkus Reviews"
"""An engaging and satisfying depiction of a real-life issue that affects many artistic students.""--Kirkus Reviews"
Author Information
Rashad Doucet is from New Orleans by way of Eunice and Ville Platte, Louisiana. He's been drawing comics since his grandma gave him a pencil and some paper to keep quiet during church. Rashad is currently a professor of sequential art at SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, where he can often be found listening to K-pop and watching way too much anime.
