Delicates / Brenna Thummler.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Portland, OR : ONI PRESS, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 316 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781620107881
- 1620107880
- Middle school students -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Bullying -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Laundries -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-service laundries -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Ghosts -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Graphic Novel | DELICATE | Checked out | 06/07/2024 | 33111009801156 | |||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Graphic Novel | DELICATE | Available | 33111010496525 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since shediscovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell,who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than asheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But whenMarjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins toworry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll belabeled as a freak who sees dead people. With Marjorie's insistence onkeeping Wendell's ghost identity a secret from her new friends, Wendellbegins to feel even more invisible than he already is.
Eliza Duncanfeels invisible too. She's an avid photographer, and her zealous interestin finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as "different"by all the other kids in school. Constantly feeling on the outside, Eliza beginsto feel like a ghost herself.
Marjorie must soon come to terms withthe price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids. Is it worth losing herfriend, Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Elizaendures?
Delicates tells a powerful story about what it means to fitin, and those left on the outside. It shows what it's like to feelinvisible, and the importance of feeling seen. Above all, it is a story ofasking for help when all seems dark, and bringing help and light to those whoneed it most.
The sequel to Sheets.
"Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as "a freak who sees dead people." With Marjorie's insistence on keeping Wendell's ghost identity a secret from her new friends, Wendell begins to feel even more invisible than he already is. Eliza Duncan feels invisible too. She's an avid photographer, and her zealous interest in finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as "different" by all the other kids in school. Constantly feeling on the outside, Eliza begins to feel like a ghost herself. Marjorie must soon come to terms with the price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids. Is it worth losing her best friend, Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Eliza endures?" --Book flap