5/28/2023 0 Comments Invisible emmie graphic novel![]() ![]() (The publisher provided a digital review copy. It’s a nice portrait of how creativity can give us strength and art can help the artist work through growing up. This is the kind of story many quiet, artistic children will appreciate and perhaps even be inspired by. I haven’t seen a lot of characters like Emmie before, and I found her refreshing. Swapping back and forth between the short chapters keeps the reader involved in the events. In the diary section, the illustrations are cute, particularly with their silly captions, while the comics have minimal backgrounds but plenty of color. Then one day, a note Emmie wrote to her crush - but never intended to deliver - gets misplaced, and Emmie has to deal with being noticed. Emmie’s story is interwoven with that of Katie, the girl Emmie kind of wishes she could be: popular, smiley, athletic. ![]() That’s good for her art, bad for her shyness. How will Emmie handle the sudden attention Told over the course of just one day and presented in a graphic novel diary-type format, Invisible Emmie is entertaining, touching and funny in equal measure. Then we switch to comics for the story of Katie, an outgoing student with lots of friends.Įmmie has one best friend, Brianna, but since she’s in the gifted classes, Emmie spends lots of time alone. Going to school makes her nervous and uncomfortable. Emmie feels left out at home (shes an 'oops baby') and at school (she describes herself as quiet, awkward, and 'flat as a pancake'). She’s not popular, not an outcast, just quiet, and she likes to draw. Parents need to know that Invisible Emmie is a graphic novel about two very different middle-school girls: one self-conscious and insecure, the other confident and popular. But as a mom (and former middle school student in the dark ages), she knows these. It combines the illustrated diary format with comics to contrast different approaches to middle school.Įmmie is a regular, everyday kid. About the author (2017) As a Type A perfectionist, Terri Libenson hates to admit that she has any ex-friends. ![]() Terri Libenson’s Invisible Emmie does something fun with the concept, though. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. There’s nothing wrong with kids reading them, but I don’t care for them being promoted as comics. As long-time readers know, I’m not a big fan of the illustrated diary book format. ![]()
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