Pardalita

Written and illustrated by Joana Estrela

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Publisher Levine Querido Imprint Arthur A. Levine ISBN

9781646142552

Pardalita

Name: Pardalita
SKU: 9781646142552J
Price: 21.60 USD
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Discrimination: Xenophobia,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Illustrations/Images: Nudity/Partial Nudity,Language: Homophobic Slur,Language: Infrequent Use,Language: Moderate Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor

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16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. Her parents are divorced and she’s just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father’s new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more.

Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who’s moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know each other while working on a play. And Raquel falls in love.

From author/artist Joana Estrela comes Pardalita, a beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin’s Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, told in flashbacks and present day action. Using a gorgeous blend of prose poems, illustrations, and graphic novel format, Estrela captures the feeling of being a teenager in a way that feels gentle, joyful, and real.

Notes. Black-and-white illustrations were created using an iPad and Procreate.

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AR Ready No Book Genres Graphic Novels, Realistic Fiction Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Pardalita Level Graphic Novels High Plus Pages Count 224 Topics Coming of age. Teenage girls. Sexuality. LGBTQ. Portugal. Children of divorce. Bildungsromans. Lesbians. Love. Prose poems. Trim Size 8 1/2" x 6" JLG Span Fall Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2023-04-17 JLG Release Date Sep 2023 Minimum grade 9 Maximum grade 12 Reading level High Format Print

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