Overview
This is it: the last hurrah, the final curtain call. Ever since sixth grade, Ashton Price and their best friend and enduring crush, Ivy Santos, have spent their summers together at theatre camp. Now it's their last year before they part ways for high school, and Ash is determined to end it on a high note! With Ash as stage manager and Ivy the lead in this year's musical, this summer's shaping up to be everything the two could have hoped for. Maybe Ash will even work up the courage to ask Ivy out! But between Ivy rehearsing long hours with her colead and Ash throwing themself into an ambitious stage production, will they even get to spend any time together? As summer wanes and September looms, Ash and Ivy's friendship will change forever, one way or another.
Full Product Details
Author: Robin Easter
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780316429528
ISBN 10: 031642952
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""This graphic novel is rife with coming-of-age social drama, yet the tone is optimistic through all the protagonist's ups and downs.""--The Horn Book ""A great selection for middle schoolers transitioning to high school or struggling to navigate social groups, and for elementary and middle school libraries looking to add age-relevant LGBTQIA+ stories to their collections.""--School Library Journal ""Summer theater camp sets the perfect stage for an angsty, queer, and romantic middle school story.""--Booklist ""This theater camp has plenty of captivating drama both on stage and off!""--Kayla Miller, bestselling creator of the Click series ★ ""Both a love story and a compassionate exploration of a youth learning how to cope with loneliness, this sharply written and evocative graphic novel is deeply grounded in reality even when its characters would rather fantasize about the what-ifs.""--Publishers Weekly, starred review"
"★ ""Both a love story and a compassionate exploration of a youth learning how to cope with loneliness, this sharply written and evocative graphic novel is deeply grounded in reality even when its characters would rather fantasize about the what-ifs.""--Publishers Weekly, starred review"
Author Information
Robin Easter is a cartoonist and illustrator who graduated from SCAD with a degree in sequential art. They are also a grown-up theatre kid, former camp counsellor, and walking encyclopaedia of random facts. Robin currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with several plants and their dreams of having a dog.
