Ghosts: Raina Telgemeier's upbeat tale of death, assimilation and cystic fibrosis

[doctorow]

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/10/04/ghosts-raina-telgemeier-upbea.html

YA graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier is a force of nature; her Babysitters Club graphic novels are witty and smart and snappy; her standalone graphic novels are even better, but her latest, Ghosts, is her best to date: an improbably upbeat story about death, assimilation and cystic fibrosis.

[Brainspore]

We took the kids to her official book launch event in S.F.! Raina bought Jarritos orange soda for everyone in the audience. She’s good people.

[edutinker]

I love Raina, but I can’t bring this book into my students’ reading lives. There are real concerns about the use (and abuse) of Mexican culture in this book. For a good primer, see:

Ghosts: Swing and a Hard Miss

[Medievalist]

This reminds me I need to post something in the “victory” thread. Thanks, Cory!