Big Apple Diaries

Name: Big Apple Diaries
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781250774279
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By Alyssa Bermudez

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Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez is a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir capturing the life of a 12-year-old girl navigating middle school in New York City as she splits time between her Puerto Rican father's apartment in Manhattan and her mother's new home in Queens. Through doodles and comics, Alyssa shares her joys, challenges, and an epic crush, until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks profoundly change her world. Amidst loss and chaos, she searches for hope and a renewed sense of self.
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In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.

In this heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.

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Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, tells the story of a young New Yorker who doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.

It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year-old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mum's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and harbouring an epic crush on a new classmate. The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary.

Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope.

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"Educators seeking firsthand accounts of 9/11 will want to share this with their students, while middle graders looking for an engrossing graphic novel in the vein of Raina Telgemeier's or Shannon Hale's work will be pleased." --School Library Journal

"An authentic and moving time capsule of middle school angst, trauma, and joy." --Kirkus Reviews

"Combining eye-catching layouts with frank vulnerability, Bermudez puts her whole heart on the page, and the love she holds for her younger self can be deeply felt in every entry." --Publisher's Weekly

"Big Apple Diaries is a beautiful snapshot of preteen life." --Shelf Awareness

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250774279

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Illustration: 2/c

Contributors:

Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 608g

Pages: 288

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Alyssa Bermudez Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels

About the Author

Alyssa Bermudez is a born and bred New Yorker now living down under in Tasmania. She studied illustration and animation at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After spending many years working for magazines, agencies and schools as an art teacher, she moved across the world to Hobart, Tasmania where she works as a freelance author and illustrator. Her illustrations can be found in many books including the Lucia The Luchadora series and the Amelia Chamelia series. alyssabermudezart.com

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