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A two-colour graphic novel about speaking-up and standing out when
you feel different. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier How do you
find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be
quiet? Frankie is different, and so is her best-friend, Sam. So
when they both start secondary school, it's tough. Particularly
when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class!
Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for assembly! Frankie doesn't
know how she'll manage, because constantly talking is how she
copes. So when she gets the chance to compete in a Battle of the
Bands contest, Frankie couldn't be more excited. Except, to have a
band, you need to have band members. And to have band members, you
need to be good at making friends... Can Frankie learn to find her
voice and stand out? A unique perspective on Autism, told with
humour and heart. Brought to life with glorious colour artwork in a
distinctive blue and orange palette. Perfect for fans of Raina
Telgemeier. Praise for FRANKIE'S WORLD: "I loved Frankie's story
and could really identify with her character. This is such an
amazing graphic novel that represents neurodiversity really
realistically." Libby Scott "Aoife Dooley captures Frankie's
autistic experience with great care, humour and love." Lizzie
Huxley-Jones "A fun and relatable read about awkwardness,
self-acceptance, family and friendship." Sarah McIntyre "Unique and
often funny ... I cheered Frankie on through her journey." Sue
Cheung "Frankie's World is funny, fresh and honest and I wish it
had be around to read when I was little." Holly Smale "Offers an
amusing and relatable story that celebrates neurodiversity through
its sensitive exploration of Frankie's alienation from her peers"
IRISH TIMES "A wonderfully charming, honest and funny look at
growing up... one of my favourite books of the year" IRISH EXAMINER
"Warm, funny and original" GUARDIAN "A great story about growing up
and learning who you are" BOOKTRUST
How do you fit in and stand out when you feel different to everyone
around you? "I loved Frankie's story and could really identify with
her character. This is such an amazing graphic novel that
represents neurodiversity really realistically." Libby Scott "Aoife
Dooley captures Frankie's autistic experience with great care,
humour and love." Lizzie Huxley-Jones "A fun and relatable read
about awkwardness, self-acceptance, family and friendship." Sarah
McIntyre "Unique and often funny ... I cheered Frankie on through
her journey." Sue Cheung Frankie knows she's not like anyone else
in her class: she's different, but she can't quite figure out why.
Is it the new freckle on her nose, or the fact she's small for her
age? Or that she has to go to the hospital sometimes? Everyone else
seems to think she's weird too, and they make fun of her at school.
Frankie's dad left when she was a baby - maybe he was different
too? It would explain why she always feels like an alien. So she
and her best-friend Sam, embark on a mission to track him down. A
graphic novel offering a unique perspective on Autism, told with
humour and heart. Brought to life with glorious colour artwork in a
distinctive blue and orange palette. Perfect for fans of Raina
Telgemeier.
You know your one Nikita? You've seen her around town: always
within 100 metres of Penneys (where she likes to spend her
'eurdos'), her hair done up in a 'hun bun', sporting her 'masso'
runners and her eyebrows on fleek. In How to be Massive Nikita
shares her illustrated guide to being massive, from masso make-up
to stunnin' accessories, the vital difference between your 'going
out' and 'staying in' PJs, as well as life hacks such as places to
hide your naggin and how to whiten your runners with toothpaste.
Through her popular Instagram account Your One Nikita, illustrator
Aoife Dooley has made the spicebag part of our everyday language.
Informed by her experiences growing up in Coolock and
affectionately parodying fiery working-class Dublin women, it
provides the inspiration for her hilarious and brilliantly observed
first book, How to Be Massive. C'mon ya pox, buy the book!
'Razor-sharp observational humour ... has the zeitgeisty
quotability of a contemporary Roddy Doyle.' The Irish Times 'How to
Be Massive is funny, affectionate and very, very sharp. Almost
social history and always great fun, this book is, well, massive.'
Roddy Doyle
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