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Frizzy

Author: Ortega, Claribel A

Follett Number: 1874KZ6
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: First Second, 2022
Format: 212 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-25025-963-9
ISBN-10: 1-25025-963-0
Dewey: 741.5
Classifications: Nonfiction

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Family Life Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Graphic Novels
Hair Fiction
"Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt"--Provided by publisher.

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Winner of the Pura Belpre Award for Children's Text Winner of the Eisner for Best Publication for Kids Indie Bestseller New York Times-bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and star debut artist Rose Bousamra's Frizzy is about Marlene, a young Dominican girl whose greatest enemy is the hair salon! Through her struggles and triumphs, this heartwarming and gorgeous middle-grade graphic novel shows the radical power of accepting yourself as you are, frizzy curls and all. Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tia Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable", "good hair". But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby--she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.

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