Full Product Details
Author: Priya Huq ,
Priya Huq
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Amulet Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781419740190
ISBN 10: 1419740199
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 25 November 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This gripping graphic novel is fast-paced and dramatic, with full-color illustrations that intensify the heightened emotions. . .Remarkable storytelling presents a multilayered struggle around identity and power in an anti-Muslim climate. -- Kirkus Reviews
"""'Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab, ' by Priya Huq, is a triumph, a beautifully layered graphic novel about a girl recovering from a hate crime in 2002, and the trauma of a generation before, when her mother's family fled the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh... Huq creates a powerful visual language through color and scale.""--The New York Times ""A welcome exploration of what it means to navigate the complexities of Muslim identity in the United States."" --School Library Journal ""Huq does an outstanding job of using expressive characters and color to present the harshness of her experience. . .The story is buoyed by quiet moments of beauty and an uplifting ending that emphasizes the crucial role supportive friends and family can play in helping young people face trauma and move toward healing."" --Booklist ""This gripping graphic novel is fast-paced and dramatic, with full-color illustrations that intensify the heightened emotions. . .Remarkable storytelling presents a multilayered struggle around identity and power in an anti-Muslim climate."" --Kirkus Reviews"
"""'Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab, ' by Priya Huq, is a triumph, a beautifully layered graphic novel about a girl recovering from a hate crime in 2002, and the trauma of a generation before, when her mother's family fled the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh... Huq creates a powerful visual language through color and scale.""-- ""The New York Times"" ""A welcome exploration of what it means to navigate the complexities of Muslim identity in the United States."" -- ""School Library Journal"" ""Huq does an outstanding job of using expressive characters and color to present the harshness of her experience. . .The story is buoyed by quiet moments of beauty and an uplifting ending that emphasizes the crucial role supportive friends and family can play in helping young people face trauma and move toward healing."" -- ""Booklist"" ""This gripping graphic novel is fast-paced and dramatic, with full-color illustrations that intensify the heightened emotions. . .Remarkable storytelling presents a multilayered struggle around identity and power in an anti-Muslim climate."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
Author Information
Priya Huq is a Bangladeshi American cartoonist from Austin, Texas, who enjoys working in water-based media. Her stories deal with complex emotions in both real and fantastic locations. In her free time, she likes to drink tea and look at trees. Huq has contributed to TheNiband and other online publications. She lives in New York City with her spouse and two cats.
