Fearless: A Graphic Novel
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Fearless is a touching graphic novel about growing up, accepting change, and finding a way to be happy when you miss your best friend.Kara hoped to spend the summer re-enacting episodes of her favorite TV show, Shinpi Rider, with her best friend Alice. But when Alice moves to a new home two towns over, everything changes and Alice suddenly stops answering Kara's phone calls and letters.In order to reignite their friendship, Kara hatches a brave plan to bike over to Alice's new school all on her own. After all, "A rider never leaves a friend behind!" Kara's bravery on the journey proves how strong she is but when Kara finally finds Alice, her bravado fades: Alice has found new friends and has left Kara behind. Can Kara be fearless when she feels so alone?
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Combining middle school realism with a (super)hero's journey, this relatable graphic novel follows Kara's reluctant transition from ferret-owning fifth-grade fangirl to mature preteen. Kara and her ride-or-die bestie are suburban white kids who love reenacting their favorite episodes of a show called Shinpi Rider—or so Kara thinks, until Alice signals that she'd rather spend her time on science and fashion projects and then moves two towns away. Not great at reading the room, Kara ditches the first day of middle school to bike, uninvited, to Alice's new town. Inspired by Shinpi Rider on the way, she helps a boy fix his dad's fruit stand, encourages a kid to stand up to his brother, and cleans up a storefront destroyed by a rogue stag. Her newfound empathy helps her accept a difficult truth: that her friendship with Alice has changed, partly because she didn't listen to her friend's needs and preferences. When the Shinpi series itself transforms, Kara is mostly ready to start school and make new friends. Though some of Kara's adventures, such as taking down a bike-stealing bully, skew a bit textbook, Wilcox's gracefully laid out, anime-inspired illustrations complement Porter's quirky and flawed protagonist. Ages 10–14. Agent (for author and illustrator): Mark Gottlieb, Trident Media Group. ■
