Pardalita
Call Number
- GRAPHIC NOVEL ESTR TEEN (CEN, EAS, WSQ)
Languages
Text in English.
Publication Information
Montclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2023.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience
Grades: 9-12.
Uniform Title
Summary
16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide who asked about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but she wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know each other while working on a play. And Raquel falls in love. Using a gorgeous blend of prose poems, illustrations, and graphic novel format, the author captures the feeling of being a teenager in a way that feels gentle, joyful, and real. --
Notes
This book is a hybrid of traditional novel and graphic novel.
Translated from the Portuguese.
"This is an Em Querido book"--Title page verso.