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One Year at Ellsmere

Hardback

Main Details

Title One Year at Ellsmere
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Faith Erin Hicks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 160
ISBN/Barcode 9781250219091
ClassificationsDewey:741.5973
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations Full-color illustrations throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Roaring Brook Press
Imprint First Second
Publication Date 14 July 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

Was boarding school supposed to be this hard? When studious thirteen-year-old Juniper wins a scholarship to the prestigious Ellsmere Academy, she expects to find a scholastic utopia. But living at Ellsmere is far from ideal: She is labeled a "special project," Ellsmere's queen bee is out to destroy her, and it's rumored that a mythical beast roams the forest next to the school. With revamped art and now in full color, One Year at Ellsmere is an endearing-and surprising-middle-grade friendship story from beloved house author Faith Erin Hicks!

Author Biography

Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her graphic novels include The Nameless City trilogy, Friends with Boys, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen), Pumpkinheads, and the Eisner Award-winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl. faitherinhicks.com

Reviews

Hicks's varied panel sizes control pacing effectively, while her muted palette gives the castle-like school an archaic feel.--Horn Book Panels are broken out to capitalize on specific moments, creating a variety of impactful emotional beats: sardonic retorts, profound loneliness, smug satisfaction, and doe-eyed vulnerability. Previously published in black-and-white, this edition sports updated line art and solid color work by Shelli Paroline that subtly enhances Hicks's original art.--Publisher's Weekly