Mabuhay!

Name: Mabuhay!
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SKU: 9781338738605
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By Zachary Sterling

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Summary

First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to find their place at school and help run their family food truck. While JJ tries to fit in and Althea seeks acceptance as she is, their family life is steeped in Filipino folklore their mum often shares. When mythical creatures from those tales start threatening their family, the siblings must embrace their heritage and themselves to save the day.
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Ideal for children and young readers who enjoy graphic novels, multicultural stories, and adventures infused with folklore and relatable middle-school challenges.

Description

Can two kids save the world and work their family food truck? First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But that hope seems like a long shot for both of them.

To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! And their mum is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore—annoying tales they've heard again and again.

But when witches, ogres and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realise that the folklore may be more real than they'd suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family?

Mabuhay! explores these themes and more, weaving an engaging narrative of identity, belonging, and cultural heritage.

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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, Mabuhay! has earned starred reviews for its vibrant, nonstop adventure full of mythic origins and adolescent quests. Booklist praises it as an empowering title with electrifying full-colour panels and newfound superpowers, while School Library Journal highlights its energetic artwork and exciting story. This humorous coming-of-age graphic novel is celebrated for its fun, heartwarming tribute to family, food, and Filipino culture.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781338738605

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Zachary Sterling is a Filipino-American illustrator, sequential artist, writer, and animation designer. Over the past several years, Zachary has worked on comics and graphic novels for young adult readers as well as animation designs for Frederator Studios and Netflix. He was born in Torrance, California, but raised in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon -- the place he proudly calls home.