Publishers Weekly BEST Books for Summer 2016 Sea Changeis like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. -
Lemony Snicket, author of
A Series of Unfortunate Events Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. -
Chip Kidd, author of
Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of PeanutsOne summer can change your whole life. As soon as school lets out, Eliot's parents send him to the very edge of the world: a fishing village in a remote part of Nova Scotia. And what does the small town of Point Aconi have to offer? Maggots, bullies and grumpy old men. But along the way, Eliot discovers much morea hidden library, starry nights and a mysterious girl named Mary Beth. See Point Aconi through Eliot's eyes, as he finds that this place he never wanted to visit is becoming a home he doesn't want to leave.
Critically acclaimed author and artist Frank Viva brings us this warm, funny and innovatively designed coming-of-age story.
Positioned for summer reading
Frank Viva's first novel
USA book tour, dates and markets TBAShelf Awareness Best Middle Grade Books of the Year 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books for Summer 2016
2 Starred Reviews (Publisher's Weekly and Quill & Quire)
ABC Best Books for Young Readers
Paul Gravette's Top 25 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: May 2016
Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glubl-