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Chargement... Constellationspar Kate Glasheen
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Gr 10 Up—Vulnerable and piercing, Glasheen’s debut follows a nonbinary teen in the 1980s who faces pressures of gender conformity and begins misusing alcohol, landing them in a rehab program. Dynamic watercolor pages unveil a healing story about recovery, friendship, and being true to one’s self—one that leaves a lasting impression. Told in six parts (denial, acceptance, boundaries, relapse, homecoming, commencement), Constellations is Claire's story of identity, alcoholism, and rehab. Claire encounters bullies at school and at home, but in rehab, Claire finds wisdom, empathy, humor, and pain in others' stories, as well as from the teens' counselor, Charlie. The art was created with pencil, ink, and watercolor, and Glasheen uses a creative layout of panels, air frames, insets, full bleed, and notebook paper backgrounds to create a truly rich visual experience. A powerful story of identity, friendship, addiction, and growth. Quotes It's just a drink but it's magic. Tap it against your night like a wand, and what started out like any other evening transforms into an adventure. (17) Will any of these people people doing these things to me grow out of it? Or will they just get bigger, taller, wider? Will their insides stay small when their outsides expand? (48) "Using didn't make you feel good, it just hit the pause button on feeling bad. And those bad feelings? They'll be waiting for you every time you sober up." (Charlie, 66) "Pete, I don't even know if I want to be who I am. How do you stand up for something you don't really like?" (Claire, 112) "Pain is a virus....It tricks us into thinking the only way to get rid of it is to pass it on to someone else. So damaged people go on to wreak a radius of damages around them." (Charlie, 135) "If you're living life right, you're in a constant state of improvement....Keep working, and you'll keep growing....You're a ship, the world is the ocean, and you're leaving port....[What's important to you, your values] They'll be your constellations." (Charlie, 177) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This is completely brilliant and completely heartbreaking--the artwork, the story, the text are all amazing. I had trouble keeping the male-presenting characters apart (since I apparently don't much pay attention to names, eye/hair color or hairstyles), but contextual clues were enough to keep the story flowing.
Highly recommended. ( )