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Title details for Mend: a Story of Divorce by Sophia Recca - Available

Mend: a Story of Divorce

by Sophia Recca
Anthony Zuiker
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Mend: A Story of Divorce is the first in a series of graphic novels written by young adults for their peers.


Sophia, the fourteen-year-old author and protagonist, tells the heart-wrenching story of her parents' divorce. She was just nine years old, happy and enjoying life with her mom, dad, and little brother in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unexpectedly, one night, a violent argument disrupted her sleep and shattered her life. The next morning, her parents told her the dreaded news—they were getting divorced. Her dad was moving to California, while Sophia and her brother would stay with their mom.

Any child who has experienced the trauma of divorce will understand Sophia's reactions: First, she blamed herself. But then, she remembered a note a teacher once wrote on her report card, and was inspired to focus on bringing both parents back into her life. Even if they could not be under the same roof, she thought, they could still share in caring for her and her brother.

Sophia's story will resonate with children (and adults) who have faced a split in their family, or who have friends dealing with divorce. The book includes helpful advice for parents, as well as a special Teacher's Corner page.

Zuiker Press is proud to publish stories about important current topics for kids and adolescents, written by their peers, that will help them cope with the challenges they face in today's troubled world.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Zuiker Teen Topics

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 10, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781947378025

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      Fourteen-year-old Recca details her experience of her parents' divorce through a graphic medium.Growing up middle class in Las Vegas, brown-haired Sophia had what looked like the perfect family. However, when she was 8, after loud and violent fights, her parents made an announcement of their imminent divorce. Sophia was heartbroken and candidly portrays her feelings both through her own words and illustrations by Kim and Leach (Click, 2018, etc.). Earlier praise from a teacher for her caring nature guides Sophia to patch her parents' fractured relationship, and the outcome is exceptional: Her mother and father seemingly put their issues behind them and focus on successful co-parenting. Although the portrayal is authentically voiced, Sophia's circumstance is unusual; not all young readers will be able to bridge the dissolution of their parents' relationship so easily, potentially giving them false hope. The full-color art has moments of idiosyncrasy, with Sophia drawn to look disturbingly mature in close-up shots. Other panels show Sophia literally bisected by a line; even younger readers will be able to glean meaning from this. There is a quiet but continuous undercurrent of Christian faith throughout. Like Sophia's family, nearly all persons depicted are white; the few scenes with any persons of color exist only in what appears to be a social services office.Perhaps not for everyone but an honest exploration of a personal subject. (Graphic memoir. 7-12)

      COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (Online Review)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

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Languages

  • English

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