Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick by Jennifer L. Holm

The Squish series is about Squish, an Amoeba, trying to make it through life as well, but mostly just trying to make it through the school day. The Babymouse series is about a character named Babymouse, and her experiences through elementary school. Being that both Jennifer and Matthew have always loved comics, they teamed up to write these series of graphic novels. I'm Queer.Jennifer Holm writes graphic novels with her brother, Matthew, like her Babymouse and Squish series. Reviewed from copy received from Random House.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Īrchives Archives Categories Categories Tags adventures African-Americans American history animals art artists bears bedtime biographies birds bullying cats community creativity death diversity dogs emotions fairy tales families fantasy fathers food friendship friendships grandparents grief historical fiction history humor imagination LGBTQ magic mothers music mysteries nature pets poetry rabbits racism romance school science science fiction seasons self esteem siblings toddlers trees Blogroll Reluctant readers and tweens who love to read will both enjoy this book which is honest and bright. Even friendships are explored in a deeper way than one would expect in a book this colorful and fun. There is sickness, a blended family, and job loss to name a few. Holm has created a book that reads quickly and lightly, but also explores some of the deeper issues facing tweens today.

The colors are pure teen-girl yet not stereotypical and I loved the inclusion of all of the books that Ginny was reading that readers can seek out too.

Castaldi’s art is a great mix of actual items and art, done in a popping mixed-media style. It’s almost like searching through someone’s stuff to find a storyline inside.

Readers will love looking through the debris of Ginny’s life. This book is entirely told in objects like notes, texts, lists and letters. Nothing is going like Ginny hoped it would. As things start to cascade, Ginny starts to get sick. Things get tough when Ginny’s mother gets pregnant and her step father loses his job. Lots of things are going right for Ginny: she likes her science partner, she makes the cheer team, and she just might be falling in love too! Unfortunately though, everything is not perfect. Ginny and her family have just moved to a newer, bigger house, but she’s able to stay at the same school. They include trying out for cheer, being able to bike to school, sketching every day, and falling in love. Ginny starts out 8th grade with big plans that she lists out. Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis’s Year in Stuff by Jennifer L.

Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick by Jennifer L. Holm