CONTENT NOTIFICATIONS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
The Thud
By Mikael Ross
Edition
By Mikael Ross
Paperback
Publisher Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Imprint Fantagraphics Books ISBN9781683964063
The Thud
In stock
SKU
9781683964063J
This is a YA graphic novel, told from the perspective of a person with a developmental disorder, set in a real village operated by people with special needs.
There’s a real village in Germany called Neuerkerode that is operated by people with mental disabilities - the local restaurant, the local bar, the local supermarket. The author spent two years living 3 or 4 days a week there, researching and getting to know its townsfolk, and the result is an empathetic depiction. This graphic novel is told entirely from a developmentally impaired boy's perspective. Noel had always lived with his mother in Berlin, until one day tragedy strikes and he finds himself alone for the first time. A man with a beard tells him he can’t stay in the apartment anymore and takes him to a place with so many strangers — Who can he trust? Who does he like? Who loves him?
There’s a real village in Germany called Neuerkerode that is operated by people with mental disabilities - the local restaurant, the local bar, the local supermarket. The author spent two years living 3 or 4 days a week there, researching and getting to know its townsfolk, and the result is an empathetic depiction. This graphic novel is told entirely from a developmentally impaired boy's perspective. Noel had always lived with his mother in Berlin, until one day tragedy strikes and he finds himself alone for the first time. A man with a beard tells him he can’t stay in the apartment anymore and takes him to a place with so many strangers — Who can he trust? Who does he like? Who loves him?
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Graphic Novels High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Graphic Novels High Plus
Graphic Novels High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Book-length narratives presented in comic book style, graphic novels foster both visual and verbal comprehension skills while exposing readers to interesting dialogue and satire, as well as affirming diversity. These unique books, some of them only published in softcover, are ideal for attracting reluctant readers and introducing them to literature they might not encounter otherwise. You may find that the 14 books in this category will turn your reluctant readers into eager readers.
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