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Author: Tori Sharp ,
Tori Sharp
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.720kg
ISBN: 9780316538930
ISBN 10: 0316538930
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 05 December 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: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Stand Up! is a compassionate, seriously funny, and above all heartfelt look at what it means to find your stage.""--Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie, creators of Just Roll with It ""A sweet, fun, and funny story about how being true to yourself can lead you to new paths, opportunities, and friendships. If you're like me, you'll walk away wishing Clay and Kyle were your best friends too!""--Ivy Noelle Weir, author of The Secret Garden on 81st Street ""Sharp creates a space where unconventionality is the ideal and reminds us to celebrate it.""--Brenna Thummler, creator of the Sheets series ""You won't find a more delightful graphic novel than Tori Sharp's Stand Up! Clay and Kyle's friendship is so masterfully developed, by story's end you'll feel that you've known them all your life. The gorgeous artwork pulls off the remarkable trick of being both grounded in reality but also open to moments of wonderful, dreamy magic. Take it from me: Making any graphic novel is very hard to do, but creating a gem like this one is a rare and beautiful thing.""--Mark Crilley, creator of the Akiko and Miki Falls series"
"""Class clowns and secretly funny shy kids unite in this gut-busting tale of finding your place in the world without holding back who you truly are."" --Alex Graudins, author of Improve ""Stand Up! is a compassionate, seriously funny, and above all heartfelt look at what it means to find your stage.""--Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie, creators of Just Roll with It ""A sweet, fun, and funny story about how being true to yourself can lead you to new paths, opportunities, and friendships. If you're like me, you'll walk away wishing Clay and Kyle were your best friends too!""--Ivy Noelle Weir, author of The Secret Garden on 81st Street ""Sharp creates a space where unconventionality is the ideal and reminds us to celebrate it.""--Brenna Thummler, creator of the Sheets series ""You won't find a more delightful graphic novel than Tori Sharp's Stand Up! Clay and Kyle's friendship is so masterfully developed, by story's end you'll feel that you've known them all your life. The gorgeous artwork pulls off the remarkable trick of being both grounded in reality but also open to moments of wonderful, dreamy magic. Take it from me: Making any graphic novel is very hard to do, but creating a gem like this one is a rare and beautiful thing.""--Mark Crilley, creator of the Akiko and Miki Falls series"
Author Information
Tori Sharp is a Seattle-based author-illustrator and a swing and blues dancer with a BFA in sequential art from SCAD. Her first book, Just Pretend, is an energetic, affecting graphic memoir about using imagination to navigate the fallout from her parents divorce. It s full of magic, fairies, witches, and lost and found friendships. You can find her online at torisharp.com.
