Night and Dana

Name: Night and Dana
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SKU: 9781728430362
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By Anya Davidson

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Summary

Night and Dana follows high school student Dana, who navigates her fascination with horror films and her job at the local drive-in. Amidst this backdrop, Dana faces personal and social challenges that shape her understanding of friendship, identity, and self-discovery. Set within a vivid and engaging graphic novel format, the story explores themes of adolescence and the exploration of one’s passions.
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You might enjoy this graphic novel if you appreciate quirky, character-driven stories exploring themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the challenges of growing up. The author's unique artistic style and narrative voice offer a fresh perspective that blends humour and heart. If you're a fan of coming-of-age tales with a touch of the surreal, this might be just the book for you.

Night and Dana

"When special-effects obsessives Dana and Lily begin work on an eco-horror movie, they realize they've been growing apart. But as everything starts going up in flames, Dana begins to forge her voice as a climate activist"--

Description

A creative coming-of-age story for the climate-change generation

Night and Dana follows Dana Drucker, who battles boredom in her Florida beach town by crafting special-effects makeup—the more gruesome, the better. However, after a messy prank with her best friend Lily draws the wrong kind of attention, the two girls face a dilemma: find a new creative outlet or risk leaving high school without graduating.

To salvage their educational future, Dana and Lily enrol in a community college film class. This opportunity allows Dana to continue honing her monster makeup skills as they work on a horror film inspired by local ocean warming. During their search for filming locations, Dana encounters Daphne Ocean, an activist and self-proclaimed water witch, who becomes an inspiring outsider to Dana. Despite this new inspiration, as filming progresses, Dana finds herself drifting away from Lily, who seems increasingly independent.

Soon, tensions rise, pushing Dana to alienate both old friends and her newfound mentor. Amidst the chaos, as everything around her feels like it's going up in flames, Dana begins to discover and solidify her own voice.

Night and Dana is a creative coming-of-age narrative set in the climate-change era, offering readers a graphic novel experience about art, personal growth, and navigating one's path when it seems like the world is burning.

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Night and Dana by Anya Davidson is praised for its unique character design that stands out with a retro and realistic aesthetic, using orange, yellow, and green tones. The narrative is noted for its appeal to both teen and new adult readers, making it a resonant and engaging read.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728430362

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Graphic Universe

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Illustrated by Anya Davidson

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 240

Collections

Anya Davidson Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Graphic Novels Young Adult

About the Author

Anya Davidson is a cartoonist, printmaker and musician living in Chicago. Her debut book, School Spirits, was excerpted in Best American Comics 2015, edited by Jonathan Lethem and Bill Kartalopoulos. Her sophomore graphic novel, Band for Life, (2016, Fantagraphics books) based on her experiences fronting a noise-rock band, was nominated for an Ignatz award in the Outstanding Graphic Novel category. Her comics journalism has been published in the Chicago Reader, Newcity Magazine and The Nib, and she writes comics criticism for The Comics Journal. Davidson is a professor in the Painting and Drawing department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Anya Davidson is a cartoonist, printmaker and musician living in Chicago. Her debut book, School Spirits, was excerpted in Best American Comics 2015, edited by Jonathan Lethem and Bill Kartalopoulos. Her sophomore graphic novel, Band for Life, (2016, Fantagraphics books) based on her experiences fronting a noise-rock band, was nominated for an Ignatz award in the Outstanding Graphic Novel category. Her comics journalism has been published in the Chicago Reader, Newcity Magazine and The Nib, and she writes comics criticism for The Comics Journal. Davidson is a professor in the Painting and Drawing department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.