Synopses & Reviews
At a family meeting, Ror declared her purpose:
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; I am an artist.
But she doesnand#8217;t really know what that means. Raised on a commune, sheand#8217;s never attended a day of school, and has seen little of the outside world. What she knows best is drawing. To her, itand#8217;s like breathing; itand#8217;s how she makes sense of the world.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; When her father torches the communeand#151;and himselfand#151;Rorand#8217;s life changes. She, her mother and sister end up in a homeless residence in Manhattan, where she runs into troubleand#151;and loveand#151;with Trey, the leader of Noise Ink, a graffiti crew.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; On the cityand#8217;s streets, and in its museums and galleries, Ror finds herself pulled in different directions. Her father wanted her to make classic art. Noise Ink insists she stay within their lines. Her art teacher urges her to go to college. What does she want?
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; What kind of artist am I?
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; and#160;Rorand#8217;s soul-searchingand#151;expressed in remarkable pictures and sharp-edged prose, set in the gritty Manhattan of 1984and#151;is cinematic in its scope, and its seamless blend of text and art makes Into the Dangerous World a groundbreaking event in fiction.
and#147;This story of a young artistand#8217;s struggle to find her voice against all odds shimmers with authenticity. Julie Chibbaro understands the actual dynamicsand#160;of what itand#8217;s like to be a teenager facing both the volatile world of street art and the insular nature of high art. Every character feels like someone Iand#8217;ve known, debating how art fits into their life. I think Iand#8217;ve found my new favorite author!and#8221;and#151;Ron English, acclaimed street artist, culture jammer, and designer of Popaganda.
Review
PRAISE AND AWARDS FOR JULIE CHIBBARO:
and#8220;Paced like a medical thriller, Deadly is the rare Y.A. novel in which a girland#8217;s intellectual interests trump adolescent romance.and#8221;and#8212;The New York Times
and#8220;An ambitious first novel . . . It's the exciting nonstop action and Lily's spiritual battle with her own guilt and with God that draw readers along.and#8221;and#8212;Booklist on Redemption
Redemption: Winner of the American Book Award
Deadly: Winner of the National Jewish Book Award
A Top Ten Amelia Bloomer Project Selection
A Bank Street Best Book
A NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Bookand#160;
Synopsis
From bestselling author Natalie Standiford, an amazing, touching story of two friends navigating the dark waters of their senior year.
New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea, and soon they form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance, exactly - but it's definitely love. Still, Bea can't quite dispel Jonah's gloom and doom - and as she finds out his family history, she understands why. Can Bea help Jonah? Or is he destined to vanish?
About the Author
Julie Chibbaro was raised by artists in New York City, and has spent her life figuring out what makes them tick. She married an artist who has helped her enter her charactersand#8217; creative minds. Their first collaboration, the historical novel
Deadly, won the National Jewish Book Award, and was named a Bank Street Best Book. Her first novel,
Redemption, won the American Book Award. Visit Julie at www.juliechibbaro.com.
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JM Superville Sovakand#160;is half-Trini, half-Czech, half-Canadian. His fourth half is spent making art.and#160;His work has been shown at the Manifesta European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Socrates Sculpture Park, and the Aldrich Museum. He was the illustrator for Julie Chibbaro's second novel Deadly. See more at www.supervillesovak.com.
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