Comic books are not all fun and games. If you gather the right things and say the right words, it is rumored that Tall Jake will take you inside the terrifying world of the comic, Malice, and your life – perhaps your death - will play out on its pages. Seth and Kady don’t believe it’s real until their friend Luke disappears and their horror begins.
As if David Small's graphic autobiography Stitches:--A Memoirwasn't powerful enough on its own, five scenes have been turned into eleven minutes of heart-wrenching video. If you've read the novel, is it worth it? Absolutely. Hearing 'mama's little cough," slamming of cupboards and moving her "fork a half inch to the right" further enhances the viewers understanding of David Small's traumatic, childhood home. If you haven't read this book, which was nominated for the 2009 Young People's Literature Award by the National Book Foundation, place a hold today! It's worth enjoying in all formats!
My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom.
