Awards
- Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Children's) 2024
Overview
A Stonewall Honor Book In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of falling in love for the first time. Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She's looking forward to meeting her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her favorite TV show, who has a lower-leg amputation, just like Maisie. But when Maisie and her mom arrive at the convention center, she is stopped in her tracks by Ollie, a cute volunteer working the show. They are kind, charming, and geek out about nerd culture just as much as Maisie does. And as the day wears on, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Is this what it feels like to fall in love? Perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, this graphic novel debut is a fresh, one-of-a-kind story that celebrates the excitement of meeting someone special for the first time.
Full Product Details
Author: Jessica Walton ,
Aska
Publisher: Graphix
Imprint: Graphix
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781338818802
ISBN 10: 1338818805
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Recommended Age: From 12 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A captivating graphic novel with a beautiful art style, a diverse and inclusive cast and a fluffy like-at-first-sight romance that will have fans miss conventions and meet cutes to boot. -- Nerd Daily Give me all the nerdiness, all the love, and all the cracking visuals. -- AU Review A very necessary story, representing the various ways we love each other and the diversity of the bodies we inhabit. As storytellers, Jessica Walton and Aska invite us to see that it's our daily interactions, and our ways of communicating with each other, that will create a more accessible future. -- Reading Time A quick insight and journey of empathy. -- ReadPlus Disability rep is still far too rare in YA, and I am just so glad that Stars in Their Eyes exists for teens (and adults!) who still haven't been able to see themselves and their experiences in the media they consume. -- Delicate Eternity A great exploration of disability and identity, with a particular focus on representation in media, ableism, and accessibility. -- ALIA
"""Cheerful and empowering."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A captivating graphic novel with a beautiful art style, a diverse and inclusive cast and a fluffy like-at-first-sight romance that will have fans miss conventions and meet cutes to boot."" -- Nerd Daily ""Give me all the nerdiness, all the love, and all the cracking visuals."" -- AU Review ""A very necessary story, representing the various ways we love each other and the diversity of the bodies we inhabit. As storytellers, Jessica Walton and Aśka invite us to see that it's our daily interactions, and our ways of communicating with each other, that will create a more accessible future."" -- Reading Time ""A quick insight and journey of empathy."" -- ReadPlus ""Disability rep is still far too rare in YA, and I am just so glad that Stars in Their Eyes exists for teens (and adults!) who still haven't been able to see themselves and their experiences in the media they consume."" -- Delicate Eternity ""A great exploration of disability and identity, with a particular focus on representation in media, ableism, and accessibility."" -- ALIA"
Author Information
Jessica Walton is a queer, disabled writer and speaker. They co-wrote an episode of Australian comedy series Get Krack!n that focused on disability, and they are also the author of Introducing Teddy, a picture book illustrated by Dougal MacPherson. Jess's short stories have been published in Australian anthologies Funny Bones and Meet Me at the Intersection, and their poetry can be found in Growing Up Disabled in Australia and The (Other) F Word: a Celebration of the Fat and Fierce. To learn more about Jess, visit them at jessicawalton.com.au. Aśka is creative dynamite. She's an award-winning artist and graphic novelist, an ex-quantum physicist, and a big fan of the little doohickey above the s in her name (which is pronounced ""Ash-ka""). A hugely engaging and popular presenter, Aśka is passionate about visual literacy and has published more than ten books and graphic novels. When she's not creating children's books, Aśka is traveling across Western Australia as a roving science communicator. Sometimes, she sleeps. For more on Aśka's passions, projects, and art, check out askastorytelling.com.
