Looking for a fun read to discuss while the annual C2E2 celebration of comics, cosplay, gaming, authors, and anime is in Chicago? Then check out these great reads about characters who may just love comics and manga as much as you do.
Fresh Start: Fun cosplay and manga daydreams clash with difficult realities for Ollie and her sister after their family's latest move. Training bras and bullies present both embarrassing and trying challenges. Thankfully, their cute new pet hedgehog, Quilly, is a sweet and comforting distraction and the power of true friends and supportive parents give them strength.
Pizza and Taco: Friends Pizza and Taco start an after-school “Super-Awesome Club” to talk about everything: comics, scary stories and movies (all things you can find in a library)! The problem is, the Video Game Club is scheduled at the same time and competing for participants. Would combining clubs ever work? And can they save the day when signed parent permission slips to play video games aren’t available? After all, no permission is needed to have fun making comics about Robot Wrestlers, evil twins and friendship!
Gabby Torres Gets A Billion Followers: Gabby has a cool club that meets once a week on Saturdays to do awesome things like clean beaches. Plus, Gabby bakes delicious treats for club meetings. But things fall apart after Gabby helps create a social media page, gets 100 followers in 2 days and a mean comment from “unicorn$r4babieZ.” Stress leads to conflict, lies and baking binges, until Gabby finds her way back to real-life joys like making mini-comics (or zines) and reading fun books recommended by her good friend and neighbor, Finn.
If you’re attending C2E2, visit our Chicago Public Library table in the "Writers Block" to say hi, learn about comic and gaming events across the city or apply for a library card.
If you're not attending C2E2, know that you can find superhero activity sheets, graphic novels and manga at every neighborhood library.
Hope to see you soon!
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