Description
One Year at Ellsmere is a feel-good graphic novel about friendship and fitting in, from the New York Times bestselling Faith Erin Hicks!
Is boarding school supposed to be this hard?
When studious teenager Juniper wins a scholarship to the prestigious Ellsmere Academy, she expects to find a scholastic utopia. But living at Ellsmere is far from ideal: she is labeled a 'special project', Ellsmere's queen bee is out to destroy both her and her new friend Cassie, and it's rumored that a mythical beast roams the forest next to the school . . .
At this point, Juniper is just hoping to survive the year at Ellsmere.
With black and white inside illustrations, this is a funny and heartwarming graphic novel perfect for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong. Don't miss Faith's other YA graphic novels: Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, Friends With Boys, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen) and Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell).
From New York Times bestselling author Faith Erin Hicks comes a feel-good graphic novel about friendship and fitting in.
About the Author
Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. Her published works include Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, Friends with Boys, One Year At Ellsmere, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Last of Us: American Dreams (with Neil Druckmann), The Nameless City trilogy, Comics Will Break Your Heart, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen) and the New York Times bestselling Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell).
Reviews
Panels are broken out to capitalize on specific moments, creating a variety of impactful emotional beats: sardonic retorts, profound loneliness, smug satisfaction, and doe-eyed vulnerability. * Publisher's Weekly *
Book Information
ISBN 9781035041442
Author Faith Erin Hicks
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Macmillan
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 214g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 152mm * 24mm
