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Andrews, Ryan. THIS WAS OUR PACT New York : First Second, 2019. IL 5-8 ISBN: 978-1626720534 |
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Every year, the people of Ben’s village
send paper lanterns down the river during the Autumn
Equinox Festival. And every year Ben and his friends
wonder where they go. This year, the boys make a pact to
follow the lanterns on their bikes, and to never give up,
no matter what. Nevertheless, one by one the friends drop
out until only Ben, and that ‘weird’ kid from school,
Nathaniel, are still riding. Soon Ben realizes how much he
needs Nathaniel’s enthusiasm, positivity, and even
friendship. Full of delightful oddities, like a dapper
eloquent bear, a tiny witchy woman with huge eyes who
makes potions from the sun, massive, map-making crows, and
a night swim in a cave full of stars, this is a world of
marvelous journeys and escapes. If you love Studio Ghibli movies like Spirited Away and My Friend Totoro, you’ll also love this fantastical and beautiful graphic novel of friendship and adventure. The color palette, mostly dreamy blues, soft yellows and moody grays gives the book a magical, textured feel, like a real late-night adventure in dim lighting. (Vermont Middle Grade Book Award, 2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Autumnal equinox -- Fiction. Paper lanterns -- Fiction. Rivers -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction. Graphic novels. |
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