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Heart Takes the Stage

A Heart of the City Collection
By Steenz
Series: Heart of the City
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In Heart Takes the Stage by Steenz, a young and imaginative character named Heart navigates life’s everyday adventures and challenges with wit and charm. Heart's vibrant personality shines as they engage in activities like friendship, family, and school, exploring themes of identity and self-discovery. The story is enriched with delightful illustrations that capture Heart's playful and emotional journey, making it an engaging read for children.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you love stories filled with humour, friendship, and life lessons. The engaging illustrations and relatable characters make it perfect for young readers who appreciate entertaining tales with a heartwarming message. Suitable for both reading independently and sharing aloud, it brings everyday adventures and challenges to life in a delightful way.

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Heart Takes the Stage is both warm and funny, offering a visual delight, with Steenz's take on Heart of the City being described as "next-level" by Dana Simpson, author of Phoebe and Her Unicorn.

This first book collection of Heart of the City comics by the strip’s new creator, Steenz, is packed with outstanding art, a diverse cast of characters, and engaging, positive storylines about friendship, pop culture, ghost stories, and a wide range of real-world issues.

Heart Lamarr is a girl with big dreams living in Philadelphia with her single mom. She has her sights set on a life of theatre but encounters plenty of drama off-stage as well. Fortunately, her best friends Dean, Kat, and Charlotte form a stellar supporting cast, helping Heart navigate the challenging world of school plays, cliques, rumours, and everything else middle school throws at them.

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Heart Takes the Stage by Steenz is a graphic novel that follows Heart Lamarr, a middle school student who is keen on starring in her school play amidst her regular teen activities. Compiled from the daily comic strips, it features a mix of slice-of-life stories with a focus on friendships and a diverse cast of characters. The artwork includes pops of colour against minimalist backdrops, and while the narrative is episodic with an occasional abrupt end due to its ongoing storyline nature, it offers subtle and naturally positive diverse representation.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781524871598

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 349g

Pages: 208

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Children's Books Graphic Novels Series: Heart of the City Steenz

About the Author

Christina Stewart, known as Steenz, is a St. Louis-based cartoonist, editor, and professor. They are the cartoonist on the Ringo Award-nominated syndicated comic strip Heart Of The City, the co-creator of Dwayne McDuffie Award-winning graphic novel Archival Quality (Oni Press), and are featured in short story anthologies such as Eisner and Ignatz Award-winning ELEMENTS: Fire, Mine!, and Dead Beats. Steenz launched and edited the popular RPG periodical Rolled & Told. They participate in and create community-building comics-related programming, and are a frequent panelist at comic cons. Steenz currently teaches cartooning at Webster University while editing titles from independent publishers. They live with their husband, two cats, and watch a lot of esoteric social documentaries.
 

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