 This beautiful slice-of-life, coming-of-age story told from the first-person perspective of 16-year-old Raquel takes place in a small town in Portugal. Her parents are divorced, and she has been suspended from school. She sees Pardalita, a senior art student who will be going away to school in the fall. They get to know each other as they are both working on a community theatre production. Raquel falls in love. This queer romance story is told in a unique blend of prose poetry, black and white illustrations, and graphic novel format. It is tender, war, and distinctive. mjw |
| Title: Pardalita Author: Joana Estrella Illustrator: Joana Estrella Publisher: Levine Querido Copyright: 2023 Original Language: Portuguese Translator: Lyn Miller-Lachman Original Title: Pardalita Original Publisher: Planeta Tangerina, Portugal Original Copyright: 2021 ISBN: 978-1-64614-255-2 Hardcover pages: 216 Age range: 12-18 Genre: Fiction, Graphic novel Book setting: Portugal Author’s ethnicity: Portuguese Author’s residence: Portugal Illustrator’s ethnicity: Portuguese Illustrator’s residence: Portugal Awards: 2024 Batchelder Award Subjects: Comic, Coming-of-age, Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+, Romance, Sexual awakening, Theatre |
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