Ghosts

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Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick Cat isn t happy about leaving her friends for Bah a de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret There are ghosts in Bah a de la Luna Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister s sake and her own. Download Ghosts – kino-fada.fr Every time Raina Telgemeier releases a new graphic novel, I get super excited Her stories are so heartfelt and honest Ghosts, however, is a little different from her previous works For starters, it isn t as realistic, which I think is its main weakness It definitely is the reason why I couldn t give it a 5 star rating.I loved the culture in it, especially the D a de los Muertos Day of the Dead which I ve always found quite interesting and spectacularly unique It s definitely the author Every time Raina Telgemeier releases a new graphic novel, I get super excited Her stories are so heartfelt and honest Ghosts, however, is a little different from her previous works For starters, it isn t as realistic, which I think is its main weakness It definitely is the reason why I couldn t give it a 5 star rating.I loved the culture in it, especially the D a de los Muertos Day of the Dead which I ve always found quite interesting and spectacularly unique It s definitely the author s most diverse book to date.However much I enjoyed the D a de los Muertos elements and scenes, though, I found that the addition of actual ghosts who interact with people took away from the realisticity of the story But it s pretty charming and moving nonetheless Cat s sister Maya has cystic fibrosis, which is why they had to move to Bah a de la Luna, where fog is ever present in the air The right place to find ghosts, if one wishes to C...Anytime I see a book that has something to do with ghosts, I wonder if the author is going to be contributing to the too high pile of problematic books with characters who are haunted or inspired by the ghost of a Native character One example there are many is Susan Cooper s Ghost Hawk I think Telgemeier s Ghosts is one of those problematic books, but I don t think that Telgemeier is aware that she s doing that same thing The story she tells, and the reviews of her story, demonstrate yet a Anytime I see a book that has something to do with ghosts, I wonder if the author is going to be contributing to the too high pile of problematic books with characters who are haunted or inspired by the ghost of a Native character One example there are many is Susan Cooper s Ghost Hawk I think Telgemeier s Ghosts is one of those problematic books, but I don t think that Telgemeier is aware that she s doing that same thing The story she tells, and the reviews of her story, demonstrate yet again an ignorance of history I imag...This was the perfect heartfelt, quick, and light graphic novel to pick up after feeling emotionally exhausted by my first read of the year.Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick Cat isn t happy about leaving her friends for Bah a de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret There are g This was the perfect heartfelt, quick, and light graphic novel to pick up after feeling emotionally exhausted by my first read of the year.Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern...Second book for booktubeathon complete I looooved this one I m obsessed with ghosts and skeletons and Dia de Los Muertos so this story was right up my alley But it also had a ton of heart packed into it as well Definitely recommend itI had some problems with some things The family stuff was fine The Mexican stuff and Dia de Los Muertos Not accurate At all If troubles me that it s praised without fact checking and it s being praised so much.I bought this book for my daughter at the school book fair and when I handed it to her she screamed, jumped up and down, and disappeared with it into her room She raved about it, told me she thought I d love it, begged me to read it, brought it downstairs and put it in my book pile Fast forward two months and I found it back in her room, carefully placed among her treasures I get it It s vibrant, honest and deals with the issues of disease and death in a non threatening and dare I say, posi I bought this book for my daughter at the school book fair and when I handed it to her she screamed, jumped up and down, and disappeared with it into her room She raved about it, told me she thought I...Telgemeier keeps getting better and better, and this is her best book so far All of her work has been wildly popular and multiple award winning, in part because she is so irrepressibly happy and energetic, with so much joie de vivre to go around Two were memoirs, Smiles and Sisters, and I thought they were great for pre teens, all my kids loved them and have read them again and again Drama started to deal just a tadseriously with some social issues, but in Ghosts we see her most ambitio Telgemeier keeps getting be...I always love finding hidden gems like this GN The relationship between sisters is told from a perspective of hope tinged with possible loss the relationship with the ghosts of loved ones who return during Dia de los Muertos underlines the limited ti...Reading this in my own world, I would give it 5 stars The sister relationship is spot on, as always attempted grab successful dodge Raina s facial expressions and comic timing are delightful Braden Lamb s coloring is incredible The use of the ghosts, as a terminally ill child and her family deal with death and navigating family cultural heritage , seems inspired Yet I m listening to others reactions to the use of Spanish missions, Spanish language, and Dia de los Muertos These view Reading this in my own world, I would give it 5 stars The sister relationship is spot on, as always attempted grab successful dodge Raina s facial expressions and comic timing are delightful Braden Lamb s coloring is incredible The use of the ghosts, as a terminally ill child and her family deal with death and navigating family cultural heritage , seems inspired Yet I m listening to others reactions to the use of Spanish missions, Spanish language, and Dia de los Muertos These views expand my own reading o...Probably my favorite book by Telgemeier so far 4 5 stars.

Ghosts
  • English
  • 02 January 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 256 pages
  • Raina Telgemeier
  • Ghosts