Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

<div>From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school.Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It's the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! The group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things go from bad to worse when Cory's parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously. He gets stuck with a new tutor, Sunna, who he dismisses as a boring nerd... until he catches her secretly practicing cool yo-yo tricks. Cory wants to learn the art of yo-yo, and as his friendship with Sunna grows, he ends up missing practice and bailing on his crew -- and they are not happy about it. With mounting pressure coming from all sides, how is Cory supposed to balance the expectations of his parents, school, dance, and his new friend?</div>

Children's Books

Galligan, Gale

Arts, Music & Photography

Graphix

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school. 
Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It's the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! The group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things go from bad to worse when Cory's parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously. He gets stuck with a new tutor, Sunna, who he dismisses as a boring nerd… until he catches her secretly practicing cool yo-yo tricks. Cory wants to learn the art of yo-yo, and as his friendship with Sunna grows, he ends up missing practice and bailing on his crew -- and they are not happy about it. With mounting pressure coming from all sides, how is Cory supposed to balance the expectations of his parents, school, dance, and his new friend?\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 5 Up—Galligan, already a cartooning sensation thanks to their emotionally nuanced, endlessly entertaining work on Ann M. Martin's "Baby-Sitters Club" graphic adaptations, brings that same gleeful energy to their first original graphic novel. A commitment to representing the joys and ultra-specific struggles of adolescence shines through in this story about break-dancing, bad grades, and yo-yo masters. The main story is that of Cory, a so-so student who's part of a high-achieving dance team. When it becomes clear that his grades are tanking, his dance dreams are put on hold, and he's paired up with Sunna, a quiet, overlooked classmate, for tutoring. Initially resistant, he discovers that she has her own avocation—the yo-yo—and begins to take an interest in her passion too. As the story moves through family expectations, middle-school social negotiations, and questions of doing your best versus doing what you love, Galligan's manga-influenced visual language for characters' emotions and a brightly colored urban universe mean each moment resonates without dragging the story down. It doesn't hurt that in dancing and yo-yo, someone is always on the move. Galligan's diverse cast includes Cory, coded as Filipino, and Sunna, who wears a hijab, and depicts a mixed-gender friend group free from romantic entanglements, which is a breath of fresh air. VERDICT A visually kinetic, emotionally complex story of finding a sense of self while navigating relationships and expectations. Fun and full of heart.—Emilia Packard

Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel

Comics & Graphic Novels

Baby-sitters Club

Lamb, Braden

MARTIN,ANN,M

Graphix, An Imprint Of Scholastic Inc.

Scholastic, Incorporated

Product Description 
Celebrate the Blue Blur's way-past-cool 30th birthday! This swank deluxe hardcover sends Sonic on electrifying all-new adventures inspired by the classic 2-D games with stories from bestselling authors Gale Galligan (The Babysitters Club series), The McElroy Brothers (The Adventure Zone) and series writer Ian Flynn!\nJoin Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Mighty the Armadillo, Ray the Flying Squirrel, and even more special guests as they travel through zones inspired by the seasons in search of Chaos Emeralds! It's a hilarious and hectic race against the clock in "Seasons of Chaos" by longtime Sonic writer 
Ian Flynn, with art by 
Aaron Hammerstrom.\nPlus bonus stories!\n• "Dr. Eggman's Birthday" by 
Gale Galligan and 
Thomas Rothlisberger.\n• "Sonic Learns to Drive" by 
Justin, 
 Travis & 
 Griffin McElroy, with art by 
Mauro Fonseca.\nAll this, as well as a ton of exclusive extras celebrating the Fastest Thing Alive: a bonus story from the team of Galligan and Rothlisberger, a special introduction, a script-to-page look at the making of Sonic comics, and more!\nThis special anniversary collection is the perfect piece of pop culture memorabilia for all Sonic fans!\nAbout the Author 
Ian Flynn is a freelance writer for multiple forms of media. He's also "that Sonic guy" as his portfolio of Sonic the Hedgehog work makes abundantly clear. He was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina and is currently based out of Toronto, Ontario, with easy business ties to both sides of the border. In addition to writing, he's part of a podcast/gaming channel series called the BumbleKast.

Sonic The Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Celebration The Deluxe Edition

Flynn, Ian

McElroy, Justin

McElroy, Travis

McElroy, Griffin

Humor

IDW Publishing

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El club de las baby-sitters 5/ The Baby-Sitters Club 5: Dawn Y Los Niños Imposibles / Dawn and the Impossible Three (El Club De Las Baby Sitters/ the Baby-sitters Club, 5) (Spanish Edition)

Maeva Ediciones S A

¡La madre de Kristy se va a casar y ella va a ser dama de honor! ¿Es el único problema? No, porque catorce niños vienen a la ciudad para la boda. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Julia y Mallory (la compañera nueva) creen que pueden con todo, pero eso es antes de pasar una semana cambiando pañales, intentando no discutir, resolviendo confusiones y planificando actividades. Es el trabajo más duro que ha tenido el Club, ¡pero trabajarán juntas para asegurarse de que el gran día de Kristy sea un éxito!

El Club de las Canguro 6: Un gran día para Kristy: Sigue la serie de El Club de las Canguro en MAEVAyoung

Maeva Ediciones

El Club de las Canguro 7: El crush de Stacey

Los Nuevos Vecinos de Kristy (Club de las Baby-Sitters) (Spanish Edition)

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