Nancy Powell: So you have a new middle grade series out! Can you talk briefly about the The Weirn Books ? The Beat talks to Chmakova about manga, Berrybrook and why Ailis and her irascible Grandma were so much fun to create. Chmakova’s plucky new heroine has an innate charm and social cluelessness that appeals to the geek in us.

With the unpopular Ailis Thornton, Chmakova proves once again why she has such a natural gift for middle school gab and tweenage gossip.

1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods, Chmakova is back in middle school again, combining the magical realism of a Harry Potter novel with hair-raising, daemon hijinks. And now with its continuation, The Weirn Books, Vol. In Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Chmakova introduced a class of mystery-solving, supernatural tweenage witches.

In her the Dwayne McDuffie Award-winning Berrybrook Middle School series, Chmakova tackled the politics of adolescent belonging with humor and gut-wrenching honesty. In the Dramacon series, Chmakova captured the awe of attending a first comic convention.

Friendship - Comic books, strips, etc.Svetlana Chmakova is a veritable master of tweenage drama.

Nature of contents comics graphic novels True Series statement Berrybrook Middle School Series volume

YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2018.Īssigning source Provided by publisher 10603548 Cataloging source YDXCP 1979- Chmakova, Svetlana Dewey number 741.5/973 Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Intended audience All ages LC call number PZ7.7.C455 LC item number Br 2017 Literary form fiction.

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, Sundogs, 2019.

Will those daring daydreams of his finally work in his favor, or will he have to find real solutions to his real life problems?'- Member of Jensen's always played the middle school game one level at a time, but suddenly, someone's cranked up the difficulty setting. And the pressure's on even more once the school newspaper's dynamic duo, Jenny and Akilah, draw Jensen into the whirlwind of school news, social experiment projects, and behind-the-scenes club drama. But his middle school reality is VERY different - math is hard, getting along with friends is hard.Even finding a partner for the class project is a big problem when you always get picked last. Language eng Summary 'In his daydreams, Jensen is the biggest hero that ever was, saving the world and his friends on a daily basis.

Friendship - Comic books, strips, etc.

Comics (Graphic works) - Juvenile fiction.

true Children - Social life and customs.

Middle schools - Comic books, strips, etc.

Popularity - Comic books, strips, etc.

Label Brave Title Brave Statement of responsibility Svetlana Chmakova Creator

Brave by Svetlana Chmakova