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Indlæser... Finding My Voiceaf Aoife Dooley
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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 Bandscontest, 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 No library descriptions found. |
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Trigger warnings: Bullying, divorce
Score: Seven points out of ten.
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I wanted to read this for a while and after a long period later I finally picked it up and read it. When I finished it I had so many thoughts about this book, for one I haven't seen a main character with this attribute in ages, specifically months ago and for another this was another enjoyable novel though it doesn't hold up to other ones I've enjoyed more. Did I mention this was the second book in a series yet the library didn't bother to get the first one yet? I get that this can be read as a standalone but I'm a little dissatisfied at my library. It starts with the main character Frankie (wait, I've heard of that name before) who has autism at least according to the book. She transferred to a new school and already there are some points I want to talk about, Frankie said almost none of her friends from her old school came here and there are some as far as I know, reasonable rules; Frankie thinks otherwise. A critical plot point is the Battle of the Bands at school and since Frankie likes music she decides to join in. However at that point the antagonist arrives whose name I forgot who knows Frankie has autism (it's complicated how she knows but she is the daughter of Frankie's biological mother who left) and she's still a bully if she was one in the first book. That character would even go as far as to frame Frankie which I found disgusting and the solution? Crash her party which when I think about it doesn't make much sense but there's some footage now of that character talking about Frankie, that's understandable. The ending was wholesome as the antagonist during the band competition didn't receive much praise (From this point on everyone knows Frankie has autism.) Frankie's band did. Wow. I'm wondering if there could be a third book in the series, and in that case I'd be happy to read it. (