A middle-grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle-school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Dan Santat is a Caldecott Medal winner and the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall: (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels, including Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets.
Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's
Literature "[Santat] unpacks his transformational experience with
vulnerability and raw honesty--the sincerity is heartening and the
outcome inspiring." --Shelf Awareness, starred review "[A]
relatable story of self-discovery... the perfect balance of humor
and poignancy." --Kirkus, starred review "[A] great read among a
crowded field, especially for sensitive middle-grade boys."
--Booklist, starred review
"A thoughtful memoir with lots of humor and heart." --School
Library Journal, starred review
"[E]motionally perceptive" --Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"This is Santat at his best." --Horn Book
"Without preachiness or condescension, Santat gives readers a story
that is both a reassuring hug and a nudge to get out there and
experience the world beyond what they know." --The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books "Dan San tat perfectly captures all the
humor, confusion, awkwardness, and pure joy of being a young person
stepping out into the world. Read this book! You're going to love
it, and you are going to laugh and cry so much!" --CHRISTINA
SOONTORNVAT, two-time Newbery Honor Winner "A humane, hilarious,
and gently awkward story of seeing [your] world open up for the
first time. It almost makes me wish I was a teen ager again.
Almost." --VERA BROSGOL, New York Times-bestselling creator of Be
Prepared
"Dan's book manages to capture all the things that make you fall in
love in the first place--awkwardness,
humor, a bit of teen pathos, and most of all, sincerity and
vulnerability." --LEUYEN PHAM, New York Times-bestselling
illustrator of the Friends series "A hilarious, beautiful, and cap
tivating memoir about the cringeworthy catapult into adolescence."
--JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA, National Book Award Finalist creator of
Hey, Kiddo A 2024 ALA Notable Children's Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness 2023 Best Books of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of 2023
A Junior Library Guild selection
An Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids
A 2024 Texas Lone Star Reading List Pick
Best Book of 2023 by Common Sense Media
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2023
A 2024 Texas Topaz Reading List Pick
A Top Ten ALA 2023 Best Graphic Novel for Children
An Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel Cybil Award Winner
2024 Bank Street Best Book of the Year
2024-2025 Dogwood Final Reading List
2024-2025 Denny O'Neil Official Final Reading List
Praise for Lift "The story is beautifully told through Santat's
expressive characters and dynamic panels of sequential art.....
[It's] an entirely immersive experience that children will reach
for, again and again, like their own magic button." --Booklist,
starred review Praise for Drawn Together "[P]erfectly paced to
express universal emotions that connect generations separated by
time, experience, and even language." --School Library Journal,
starred review
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