Name: The Real Riley Mayes
Author: Elliott, Rachel
ISBN: [978-0-06-299574-2,0-06-299574-X]

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The Real Riley Mayes

Author: Elliott, Rachel

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Follett Number: 1772YX4
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022
Format: 220 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-299574-2
ISBN-10: 0-06-299574-X
LCCN: 2021-948580
Dewey: 741.5
Classifications: Nonfiction

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Subjects:

Cartoons and Comics

Coming of Age Fiction

Coming-Of-Age Comics

Friendship Fiction

Graphic Novels

Lgbtq+ People Fiction

Middle School Students Fiction

Middle Schools Fiction

School Comics

Schools Fiction

"Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron's two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense"--Amazon.

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A Stonewall Book Award Honor * A Sid Fleishman Humor Award Honor Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embracing all the parts of yourself that make you special. Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron's two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense. Readers will respond to Riley's journey of self-discovery and will recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but trying her best. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her love of art and drawing. While often funny and light, Riley's exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And with all of Riley's hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish.

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