One Year at Ellsmere is a feel-good graphic novel about friendship and fitting in,from the New York Times bestselling Faith Erin Hicks!Is boarding school supposed to be this hardWhen studious teenager Juniper wins a scholarship to the prestigious Ellsmere Academy,she expects to find a scholastic utopia. But living at Ellsmere is far from ideal: she is labeled a'special project',Ellsmere's queen bee is out to destroy both her and her new friend Cassie,and it's rumored that a mythical beast roams the forest next to the school . . .At this point,Juniper is just hoping to survive the year at Ellsmere.With black and white inside illustrations,this is a funny and heartwarming graphic novel perfect for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong. Don't miss Faith's other YA graphic novels: Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy,Friends With Boys,Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen) and Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell).
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781035041442Number of pages: 176Weight: 214 gDimensions: 216 x 152 x 24 mm
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Panels are broken out to capitalize on specific moments,creating a variety of impactful emotional beats: sardonic retorts,profound loneliness,smug satisfaction,and doe-eyed vulnerability.
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