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賱丐賱丐丞 丕賱亘丨乇
鈥溾€濃€澷勜べ勜へ┴� 賮鬲丕丞賹 賰賻鬲賵賲丞貙 賵丨賷丿丞貙 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱兀購賱賮丞 賮賷 丕賱賲丨賷胤 賰兀賳賻賾賴 亘賷鬲購賴丕 兀賰孬乇賻 賲賳 賲賳夭賱賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟. 鬲賰鬲卮賮 賵丨卮賸丕 亘丨乇賷賸賾丕 賯丿賷賲賸丕 兀孬賳丕亍 睾賻賵賿氐賴丕 亘丨孬賸丕 毓賳 兀購匕購賳 丕賱亘丨乇 賯購亘丕賱丞賻 爻賵丕丨賱 噩賳賵亘 兀賮乇賷賯賷丕.
賵賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賻賾囟賽丨 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯 丕賱賲鬲賯賱賽賾亘 丕賱賲夭丕噩 禺丕卅賽賮賹 賲賳賴丕 -賲孬賱賲丕 鬲禺丕賮 賴賷 賲賳賴- 鬲購丿乇賰 兀賳賴丕 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 亘廿賲賰丕賳賴丕 丨賲丕賷賻丞購 氐丿賷賯賴丕 丕賱噩丿賷丿鈥� 賱賵 丕賲鬲賱賻賰賻鬲 鬲賱賰 丕賱卮噩丕毓丞賻 賮賯胤 賱賱鬲睾賱購賾亘 毓賱賶 賲丕囟賷賴丕貨 賮鬲賮鬲丨 賯賱亘賴丕 賱賱丌禺乇賷賳.鈥濃€濃€�
賵賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賻賾囟賽丨 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯 丕賱賲鬲賯賱賽賾亘 丕賱賲夭丕噩 禺丕卅賽賮賹 賲賳賴丕 -賲孬賱賲丕 鬲禺丕賮 賴賷 賲賳賴- 鬲購丿乇賰 兀賳賴丕 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 亘廿賲賰丕賳賴丕 丨賲丕賷賻丞購 氐丿賷賯賴丕 丕賱噩丿賷丿鈥� 賱賵 丕賲鬲賱賻賰賻鬲 鬲賱賰 丕賱卮噩丕毓丞賻 賮賯胤 賱賱鬲睾賱購賾亘 毓賱賶 賲丕囟賷賴丕貨 賮鬲賮鬲丨 賯賱亘賴丕 賱賱丌禺乇賷賳.鈥濃€濃€�
168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2022
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April 18, 2023
Lonely girl in a small fishingtown, finds sea monster that first scares her, until it becomes clear it's not bad at all! So that's nice. And there's lovely art and some thoughtful writing. Also a couple of Dutch phrases and words, I noticed, our nasty colonial past popping up yet again.
(Picked up a review copy through Edelweiss)
September 14, 2022
Rep: South African cast & setting, lesbian mc, sapphic li
Galley provided by publisher
Pearl of the Sea is a fun and fast-paced book, centering on the friendship of a girl and a giant octopus. Yeah, that might give you a pause at first, but! It's a very sweet friendship (and octopus) and, if you're going to predicate a book on that, I feel it has to be. Of course, it's not only about the octopus (although I feel he is the best part), but also about Pearl's relationships with other people, namely her dad (who is trying his best to provide for her) and a girl in her class (who Pearl may or may not have a little crush on). All of this is wrapped up in some gorgeous art, making this a graphic novel that you really don't want to miss.
Galley provided by publisher
Pearl of the Sea is a fun and fast-paced book, centering on the friendship of a girl and a giant octopus. Yeah, that might give you a pause at first, but! It's a very sweet friendship (and octopus) and, if you're going to predicate a book on that, I feel it has to be. Of course, it's not only about the octopus (although I feel he is the best part), but also about Pearl's relationships with other people, namely her dad (who is trying his best to provide for her) and a girl in her class (who Pearl may or may not have a little crush on). All of this is wrapped up in some gorgeous art, making this a graphic novel that you really don't want to miss.
August 27, 2023
丕亘鬲毓鬲賴 亘爻亘亘 丕賱毓賳賵丕賳 "賱丐賱丐" 賲毓賳賶 丕爻賲賷
September 3, 2022
Ahh, I loved this so much!!! The story is wonderful and heartwarming. The setting is lovely. The characters are great, and I loved all of them.
The story is set in a coastal town in South Africa. The main character is Pearl, a young girl who spends her days diving in the ocean and gathering sea creatures. She lives with her dad and a dog. Despite the many jobs her dad takes, they don't have enough money to pay rent. Pearl decides to team up with 2 guys from a local fish shop, and sell them every sea creature she catches. One day while she is diving in the ocean, she stubles upon an underwater restricted area where she meets a giant octopus. Pearl and the octopus become friends, and she names him Otto. The rest of the story focuses on Pearl's relationship with the octopus, her dad, and her best friend Naomi.
I enjoyed the story and the character so much. Pearl is a brave, adventurous, and incredibly kind protagonist but she does have her own set of problems. I think there may have been a hint of her not liking boys, which I always like in fiction, especially young adult fiction.
I wish we would get a sequel to this because I want to see Pearl and Naomi's friendship develop. I am so happy I got the chance to read this. Thank you to Edelweiss for the review copy.
The story is set in a coastal town in South Africa. The main character is Pearl, a young girl who spends her days diving in the ocean and gathering sea creatures. She lives with her dad and a dog. Despite the many jobs her dad takes, they don't have enough money to pay rent. Pearl decides to team up with 2 guys from a local fish shop, and sell them every sea creature she catches. One day while she is diving in the ocean, she stubles upon an underwater restricted area where she meets a giant octopus. Pearl and the octopus become friends, and she names him Otto. The rest of the story focuses on Pearl's relationship with the octopus, her dad, and her best friend Naomi.
I enjoyed the story and the character so much. Pearl is a brave, adventurous, and incredibly kind protagonist but she does have her own set of problems. I think there may have been a hint of her not liking boys, which I always like in fiction, especially young adult fiction.
I wish we would get a sequel to this because I want to see Pearl and Naomi's friendship develop. I am so happy I got the chance to read this. Thank you to Edelweiss for the review copy.
July 29, 2024
I saw the art style and stayed for it. The story was pretty mid and predictable, nothing very special but it had a good message: protect the rare sea creatures.
I probably wouldn鈥檛 read it again, though I would be glad to look at the sunny, warm, watery graphics.
I probably wouldn鈥檛 read it again, though I would be glad to look at the sunny, warm, watery graphics.
July 28, 2023
3.5 stars
Great artwork, but I think this moved a bit too quickly for me. I would have loved it more if the main characters and other subplots were fleshed out a bit more which would have set this apart from a story that I鈥檝e read/watched countless times before. I would still recommend picking it up.
Great artwork, but I think this moved a bit too quickly for me. I would have loved it more if the main characters and other subplots were fleshed out a bit more which would have set this apart from a story that I鈥檝e read/watched countless times before. I would still recommend picking it up.
July 16, 2024
乇爻賵賲丕鬲 噩賲賷賱丞 賵賯氐丞 賲丐孬乇丞
June 9, 2023
#PearlOfTheSea 鈥� Anthony Silverston, Raffaella Delle Donne & Willem Sameul
#CatalystPress
Young Pearl lives on the West Coast with her father. Due to his battles to pay the bills after her mother abandoned them, Pearl spends increasing amounts of time fishing to contribute to the household. Desperate times call for desperate measures however, and she becomes involved with an abalone poaching ring. Whilst diving, she meets a creature of the deep that she initially perceives as a monster, but after sharing an Androcles-moment with him, he becomes her secret friend, and she names him Otto. Their relationship teaches her the true face of monsters and the value of the bonds of friendship.
What may appear as an uncomplicated happily-ever-after story on the surface, is anything but. Important themes included are single parenthood; youthful sexual awakening; loneliness, loyalty, and the complexities of poaching and conservation, especially in respect of aquatic life. It is a large format, full colour graphic novel with the cinematic quality of an animation film. The detailed illustrations are sufficiently realistic for young readers-to-be to follow all the action by looking at the pictures only. Several pages contain no speech bubbles; the quality of the illustrations confirming that a picture is worth a thousand words. Onomatopoeia is employed cleverly, creating the impression of a soundtrack with words and expressions like 鈥榓rf arf鈥� (barking dog); 鈥榢a-ching鈥� (money) and 鈥榳ee-oo-wee-oo-wee鈥� (siren).
The visual perfection can best be described in the words of Luke Kolver, author, and illustrator of 鈥楽haka rising鈥� (Catalyst Press, 2017) and 鈥楰ing Shaka鈥� (Catalyst Press, 2019): 鈥楾he art evokes both the action of classic manga and the pristinely framed storytelling of Herge鈥檚 Tintin.鈥�
It is, in essence, a compassionate coming of age story, suitable for and recommended to readers of all genres and ages.
猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍 #Uitdieperdsebek
#CatalystPress
Young Pearl lives on the West Coast with her father. Due to his battles to pay the bills after her mother abandoned them, Pearl spends increasing amounts of time fishing to contribute to the household. Desperate times call for desperate measures however, and she becomes involved with an abalone poaching ring. Whilst diving, she meets a creature of the deep that she initially perceives as a monster, but after sharing an Androcles-moment with him, he becomes her secret friend, and she names him Otto. Their relationship teaches her the true face of monsters and the value of the bonds of friendship.
What may appear as an uncomplicated happily-ever-after story on the surface, is anything but. Important themes included are single parenthood; youthful sexual awakening; loneliness, loyalty, and the complexities of poaching and conservation, especially in respect of aquatic life. It is a large format, full colour graphic novel with the cinematic quality of an animation film. The detailed illustrations are sufficiently realistic for young readers-to-be to follow all the action by looking at the pictures only. Several pages contain no speech bubbles; the quality of the illustrations confirming that a picture is worth a thousand words. Onomatopoeia is employed cleverly, creating the impression of a soundtrack with words and expressions like 鈥榓rf arf鈥� (barking dog); 鈥榢a-ching鈥� (money) and 鈥榳ee-oo-wee-oo-wee鈥� (siren).
The visual perfection can best be described in the words of Luke Kolver, author, and illustrator of 鈥楽haka rising鈥� (Catalyst Press, 2017) and 鈥楰ing Shaka鈥� (Catalyst Press, 2019): 鈥楾he art evokes both the action of classic manga and the pristinely framed storytelling of Herge鈥檚 Tintin.鈥�
It is, in essence, a compassionate coming of age story, suitable for and recommended to readers of all genres and ages.
猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍 #Uitdieperdsebek
July 4, 2023
Look, you鈥檙e already gonna hook me with the pitch 鈥渜ueer teenage diver girl in a coastal town learns to open up to others by developing a telepathic connection to a huge fucking sea monster鈥� (one of my favourite films is 鈥楢quamarine鈥� for goodness鈥� sake). But seeing this comic set in *South Africa* - and developed by artists from South Africa鈥檚 superstar animation studio Triggerfish, no less - is truly special. Reading a comic where characters鈥� English dialect matches the people around me, with the town houses matching building styles I grew up seeing, is putting this graphic novel in a special place in my heart.
It鈥檚 fast-paced and full of heart, with the dynamism of action manga, and the adventurous spirit of TinTin, full of a love for the sea and a love of local rural coastal villages. Friendship, and the idea of personal agency and letting go of last hurts, are at its core. Pearl is such a fun character too, full of more affection for the people around her than she realises, and I love her blossoming friendship with Naomi, as well as her friendship with the Huge Bigass Sea Monster. The art style is so cute, lively, and expressive as well, very much in the vein of comics by animation professionals, and I鈥檓 really fond of the lively, loose, storyboard-like line-work
It鈥檚 fast-paced and full of heart, with the dynamism of action manga, and the adventurous spirit of TinTin, full of a love for the sea and a love of local rural coastal villages. Friendship, and the idea of personal agency and letting go of last hurts, are at its core. Pearl is such a fun character too, full of more affection for the people around her than she realises, and I love her blossoming friendship with Naomi, as well as her friendship with the Huge Bigass Sea Monster. The art style is so cute, lively, and expressive as well, very much in the vein of comics by animation professionals, and I鈥檓 really fond of the lively, loose, storyboard-like line-work
June 2, 2023
The art in this Pixar-y South African graphic novel is so fluid and expressive, it should be no surprise that the creators all come from animation backgrounds. But 鈥淧earl Of The Sea鈥� is more than just glorified collection of storyboards. The panel layouts, pacing, and plot all embrace the comics format and feels cohesive, even if the story comes off as a little derivative. It鈥檚 a pleasant, breezy read and a great entry point for younger readers looking to make the leap from cartoons and animated movies to proper comics.
October 20, 2023
A lovely graphic novel about one teenager unusual friendship with a giant octopus & how her kindness determination and courage changes her life and small town
February 26, 2023
丕賱賯氐丞 毓賳 氐丿丕賯丞 賲丕 亘賷賳 賮鬲丕丞 鬲丿毓賷 賱丐賱丐丞 賵兀禺胤亘賵胤 囟禺賲 賷丿毓賷 賵丕鬲賵. 丕賱賮鬲丕丞 賱丿賷賴丕 賲卮丕賰賱賴丕 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賵賮丕丞 兀賲賴丕 賵賯賱丞 毓賲賱 賵丕賱丿賴丕 丕氐亘丨鬲 賴賷 賲賳 鬲丨丕賵賱 丕賱毓賲賱 賵丕賱丕禺鬲賮丕亍 賮賷 丕賱亘丨乇 丨賷孬 賷鬲乇賰賴丕 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷 丨丕賱賴丕..鬲噩丿 賵丕鬲賵 賲氐丕亘 亘毓丿丞 兀爻賴賲 賵賷胤賱亘 賲爻丕毓丿鬲賴丕 賵鬲亘丿兀 賮賷 賲爻丕毓丿鬲賴 亘賳夭毓 丕賱兀爻賴賲. 鬲賳卮兀 氐丿丕賯丞 賲丕 亘賷賳賴賲 賵賳乇賷 賰賷賮 鬲鬲睾賷乇 丨賷丕丞 賱丐賱丐丞 亘爻亘亘 氐丿丕賯鬲賴丕 賲毓 賵丕鬲賵.
丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲氐賵乇丞 鬲爻鬲賴丿賮 丕賱賳丕卮卅丞 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賵亘爻賷胤丞 賵丕賱乇爻賵賲 賯乇賷亘丞 賱賭 毓賵丕賱賲 亘賷賰爻丕乇.. 鬲賱賵賷賳 丕賱賱賵丨 賱胤賷賮 賵鬲氐賲賷賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲賲賷夭 賵亘爻賷胤
丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲氐賵乇丞 鬲爻鬲賴丿賮 丕賱賳丕卮卅丞 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賵亘爻賷胤丞 賵丕賱乇爻賵賲 賯乇賷亘丞 賱賭 毓賵丕賱賲 亘賷賰爻丕乇.. 鬲賱賵賷賳 丕賱賱賵丨 賱胤賷賮 賵鬲氐賲賷賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲賲賷夭 賵亘爻賷胤
November 5, 2023
Beautiful graphic novel. Perfect story to share with children of all ages.
December 23, 2023
I loved the art. The octopus was so cute and I loved how Pearl really got to connect with Naomi and she helped getting the harpoon out of the tentical
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2023
3.5/5猸愶笍!
December 16, 2022
Pearl of the Sea is a beautiful graphic novel that will have great appeal to a wide range of readers.
Pearl spends most of her time on the ocean. It鈥檚 the only place she feels safe and most at home. Pearl is an experienced diver and we see this right from the opening spread. Gorgeous blues and underwater scenes make this book utterly enchanting. Pearl dives to put food on the table. When she finds a secured underwater space, abundant with abalone, she is approached by poachers. Pearl take the deal, thinking it will help her father pay the bills. But Pearl finds another secret while diving - a big secret - and one she鈥檇 do anything to protect.
The colours in this graphic novel are wonderful. From the vibrant pops of colour, blues of the underwater scenes and soft sunrises over the ocean. It鈥檚 a graphic novel with few words - Pearl likes to work alone, after all, and this leave plenty of space for page-width panels and dramatic spreads.
Pearl of the Sea has wonderful themes of protecting our ocean life, friendship and opening up to others, even after losing someone close to you. Pearl must learn to be a friend and open herself to friendship. She also has to learn to accept help, though she is one tough and clever heroine.
A beautiful graphic novel I can鈥檛 wait to add to our school library鈥檚 collection.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog
Pearl spends most of her time on the ocean. It鈥檚 the only place she feels safe and most at home. Pearl is an experienced diver and we see this right from the opening spread. Gorgeous blues and underwater scenes make this book utterly enchanting. Pearl dives to put food on the table. When she finds a secured underwater space, abundant with abalone, she is approached by poachers. Pearl take the deal, thinking it will help her father pay the bills. But Pearl finds another secret while diving - a big secret - and one she鈥檇 do anything to protect.
The colours in this graphic novel are wonderful. From the vibrant pops of colour, blues of the underwater scenes and soft sunrises over the ocean. It鈥檚 a graphic novel with few words - Pearl likes to work alone, after all, and this leave plenty of space for page-width panels and dramatic spreads.
Pearl of the Sea has wonderful themes of protecting our ocean life, friendship and opening up to others, even after losing someone close to you. Pearl must learn to be a friend and open herself to friendship. She also has to learn to accept help, though she is one tough and clever heroine.
A beautiful graphic novel I can鈥檛 wait to add to our school library鈥檚 collection.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog
August 19, 2023
An enjoyable simple standalone summer adventure with beautiful underwater seascape art when the main character goes diving. It's a short read without the unsatisfying feeling of skipping over important stuff, and diverse without feeling pandering or token-ish.
Pearl lives in a small seaside town with her dog and her dad, missing her mother - who left the family for unspecified reasons, but is not vilified - and preferring snorkelling to school. Times are tough, so she tries to supplement their income by fishing, dodging police-boats and abalone poachers. One day she dives near a wreck and finds a sea monster. She befriends it, but when its old enemy comes calling, she must try to save it.
Recommended for readers from tween to adult who miss the beach or enjoy seaside settings, or who enjoy a straightforward adventure without too many complications.
Content/Parental concerns: no swearing (beyond a few isolated mild things on the level of "what the hell was that"), no nudity/making out/kissing/sex, no drugs/alcohol/drunkenness, no racism, no islamophobia, no homophobia or transphobia, no police violence; Pearl gets picked on by some classmates (mean/snarky comments) but no sustained vicious bullying or physical bullying; two shady antagonists try to get cash-strapped Pearl to help them with their abalone-poaching
Pearl lives in a small seaside town with her dog and her dad, missing her mother - who left the family for unspecified reasons, but is not vilified - and preferring snorkelling to school. Times are tough, so she tries to supplement their income by fishing, dodging police-boats and abalone poachers. One day she dives near a wreck and finds a sea monster. She befriends it, but when its old enemy comes calling, she must try to save it.
Recommended for readers from tween to adult who miss the beach or enjoy seaside settings, or who enjoy a straightforward adventure without too many complications.
Content/Parental concerns: no swearing (beyond a few isolated mild things on the level of "what the hell was that"), no nudity/making out/kissing/sex, no drugs/alcohol/drunkenness, no racism, no islamophobia, no homophobia or transphobia, no police violence; Pearl gets picked on by some classmates (mean/snarky comments) but no sustained vicious bullying or physical bullying; two shady antagonists try to get cash-strapped Pearl to help them with their abalone-poaching
September 10, 2022
J'ai craqu茅 pour cette belle BD ! L'histoire de Pearl est vraiment belle et touchante, les auteurs abordent la pauvret茅, la difficult茅 脿 trouver du travail, les relations familiales et amicales... Tout un panel bien emmen茅 et surtout port茅 par le dessin et les couleurs superbes. J'ai vraiment pass茅 un excellent moment, du d茅but 脿 la fin.
October 31, 2022
鬲噩乇亘丞 賲亘賴乇丞 賱賱丿禺賵賱 丕賱賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賰賵賲賰爻 賲賳 噩丿賷丿 毓亘乇 "賱丐賱丐丞 丕賱亘丨乇" 乇賵丕賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 毓賳 賵賮丕亍 丕賱丕氐丿賯丕亍 賵 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賲乇丕賴賯丞 丨爻賳鬲 賲賳 賵囟毓 丕賴賱賴丕 亘爻亘亘 賯賱亘賴丕 丕賱胤賷亘 .
亘乇丕賮賵賵賵賵賵賵 馃憦馃徎馃憦馃徎馃憦馃徎
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September 1, 2024
氐賮乇 賳噩賲丞:
1) 賯氐丞 賲賰乇乇丞
2) 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲賰乇乇丞
賵兀賵賱賸丕 賵兀禺賷乇賸丕 賵賰丕賮賷賸丕
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賴丕 廿賷丨丕亍丕鬲 賮丕丨卮丞 賯賵賲 賱賵胤 毓賱賷賴 丕賱爻賱丕賲
LGBTQ
賱賱兀爻賮 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 賵賱丿 賵賱賷爻鬲 賮鬲丕丞 兀賮囟賱 賲乇爻賵賲丞 亘胤乇賷賯丞 睾乇賷亘丞 賲賱丕賲丨 兀賵賱丕丿 賵卮禺氐賷丞 賵賱丿 賱賰賳 亘賯賳丕毓 賮鬲丕丞
賵賲賳 丕賱毓噩亘 丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 乇噩賱 賵賷賰鬲亘 卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賵賷丞 賲賳 兀賷賾 毓賲乇 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲賯賳 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賲孬賱 兀丨賲丿 禺丕賱丿 鬲賵賮賷賯 賵乇賵亘賷乇鬲 亘賷鬲賷 賰丕鬲亘 爻賷乇丕賮賷賳丕
Robert betty Serafina and the black clock
兀賳孬賶 爻賷乇丕賮賷賳丕 賵丨鬲賶 乇賵賷賳丕 兀賳孬賶
賵賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賷賵丿 賰鬲丕亘丞 卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賵賷丞 賮賯胤. 噩丕賴賱 亘卮禺氐賷丞 賵賳賮爻賷丞 丕賱廿賳丕孬 賵鬲賮賰賷乇賴賳
賵賮賵賯 賴匕丕 賷賮乇囟 毓賱賷賴丕 賯賷賲 匕賰賵乇賷丞.
賴賳丕賰 賮鬲賷丕鬲 賵賳爻丕亍 賷噩賳賳 賵鬲賯爻賷 毓賱賷賴賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲孬賱 賰丕鬲賳賷爻 兀賮乇丿賷賳 亘胤賱丞 賲亘丕乇賷丕鬲 丕賱噩賵毓 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲囟毓賮 賵鬲賯賵賶 賵鬲亘賰賷 賵鬲賯爻賵 賵鬲囟丨賰 賵鬲賱賷賳
賴賷 賰兀賷 兀賳孬賶 鬲毓乇賮 丕賳賴丕 賱賳 鬲噩丕亘賴 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賵噩賴賸丕 賱賵噩賴 亘丕賱丨賷賱丞 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賯賳氐 丕賱兀毓丿丕亍 亘毓賰爻 丕賱卮丕亘 亘賷鬲丕 賵丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷丨賲賱 兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱胤丨賷賳 毓賱賶 賰鬲賮賴 賵賷氐丕乇毓 丕賱卮亘丕賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賯乇兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賵賳 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 爻鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲 賮鬲丕丞 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賶.
賵賲孬丕賱賷賳 賲卮丕亘賴賷賳 賱賮鬲丕鬲賷賳 丨賯賷賯賷鬲賷賳
兀賷乇賷賱 丨賵乇賷丞 丕賱亘丨乇 鬲睾丕賲乇 賱賰賳賴丕 兀賳孬賶
BRAVE
賵賲賷乇賷丿丕 賲賳 賮賷賱賲 丕賱卮噩丕毓 鬲睾丕賲乇 賵鬲丨亘 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲亘丿賵 賮鬲丕丞 賵鬲鬲氐乇賮 賰賲丕 鬲鬲氐乇賮 丕賱亘賳丕鬲 賵賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 賮賵囟賵賷丞 賯賱賷賱賸丕 賱賰賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲乇禺 賰賲丕 氐乇禺 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵丕賱乇噩丕賱 賲毓賱賳賷賳 丕賱丨乇亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賵丨卮 賵賱賲 鬲爻丨亘賴 賱兀賳賴丕 兀賳孬賶 賵噩爻丿賴丕 噩爻丿 兀賳孬賶 賵賯賵鬲賴丕 賯賵丞 兀賳孬賶
賳丕丿乇 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 兀賳孬賶 兀賯賵賶 賲賳 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賳丕丿乇 噩丿賸丕
睾丕賱亘 丕賱廿賳丕孬 乇賯賷賯丕鬲 賵賷鬲賮丕賵鬲賳 賮賷 丕賱乇賯丞 賲賳賴賳 賲賳 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴丕 丨賲賱 氐賷賳賷丞 丕賱賰毓賰 賲賳 丕賱賮乇賳 賵賲賳賴賳 賲賳 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴丕 丿賮毓 賰乇爻賷 兀賵 賲賰鬲亘. 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱丕 賷毓賳賷
丕賳賴丕 鬲睾丕賲乇 賱噩夭賷乇丞 賵鬲丿禺賱 賰賴賮 賲馗賱賲 賵丨丿賴丕 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賱丕 賷賲丕賳毓賵賳 兀賳 賷睾丕賲乇賵丕 賵丨丿賴賲 丕賵 丕賱賲卮賷 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲馗賱賲 賵賱賷賱賸丕 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賮賷 丕賱睾丕賱亘 鬲氐丕亘 亘爻賰鬲丞 賲賳 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賵丨丿賴丕.
賱賰賳 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐氐賷丞 賰賴匕賴 賮賵賯 囟毓賮 丕賱丨亘賰丞 賵鬲賰乇丕乇賴丕. 賵賱丕 氐賮丨丞 賵賱丕 乇爻賲丞 鬲卮毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘噩丿賷丿 賰賱賴丕 賲賰乇乇丞 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賲賰乇乇丞 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賮鬲丕丞! 賱丕 鬲賳賰乇賵 丕賱鬲睾賷乇 乇丕卅毓 兀賱賷爻 賰匕賱賰責
賱賱兀爻賮. 亘賱 賲乇賵毓 賵睾賷乇 賲賮賴賵賲 賵賱賵 爻兀賱鬲 兀賷 卮禺氐 毓賳 賯賷賲丞 賵丨賰賲丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲氐賵乇丞 賱賳 賷噩賷亘 廿賱丕 亘:
賴賷 鬲匕賰乇賳賷 亘賮賱賲
兀賵
賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲賰乇乇丞 賱丕 噩丿賷丿
兀賵
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱鬲毓匕賷亘 賵賮賷 爻賱丞 丕賱鬲賰乇丕乇.
賱賳 鬲購匕賰乇 賵賱賷爻鬲 賲賲賷夭丞
賰賱 卮賷亍 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賷賰鬲亘 賵賷賮毓賱 賱睾丕賷丞 賵賱爻亘亘 賵賴丿賮 賵賮賰乇丞
兀賱賲睾夭賶 兀賳 鬲鬲丕噩乇 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 兀賵 丨鬲賶 丕賱氐亘賷丕賳 賮賷 丕賱爻賵賯 丕賱賲賲賳賵毓丞
賵鬲毓賲賱 兀毓賲丕賱 睾賷乇 卮乇毓賷丞
賵鬲禺丕賱賮 兀賵丕賲乇 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵丕賱匕賷 賷噩鬲賴丿 賱賷賱 賳賴丕乇 賱鬲兀賲賷賳 賱賴丕 賱賯賲丞 毓賷卮 賵賮賵賯 賴匕丕 鬲氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴 丨賷丕鬲賷 賵鬲亘賯賷賴 毓賱賶 兀毓氐丕亘賴責!
賵賱丕 鬲丿毓賲賴 賵賱丕 鬲爻丕毓丿賴 賵賱丕 鬲卮丕乇賰賴 賵賱丕 鬲爻賲毓 賴賲賵賲丞 賵鬲爻丕毓丿賴 賮賷 廿噩丕丿 丨賱
賲賳胤賵賷丞 賲賳夭賵賷丞 賲鬲賮乇丿丞 賵賱丕 鬲鬲賰賱賲 廿賱丕 賲毓 賮鬲丕丞 亘卮賰賱 睾乇賷亘 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵卮丕乇賰鬲賴丕 賵賴賷 賲毓乇賮丞 丿賯丕卅賯 賵賵丕賱丿賴丕 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲賰亘丿 丕賱毓賳丕亍 賱丕 鬲賱毓亘 賲毓賴 賵賱丕 鬲鬲賰賱賲 賲毓賴 賵賱丕 鬲卮丕乇賰賴 賵賱賵 亘賰賵亘 卮丕賷
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲夭禺乇 亘丕賱爻禺丕賮丕鬲 賵丕賱賱丕賲賳胤賯賷丞
賵賱丕 兀賳氐丨 亘賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱廿胤賱丕賯 賮賰乇丞 丿賵賳 賮賰乇丞.
賲賳 丕賱賲丐賱賲 兀賳 丕賱乇爻賲 噩賲賷賱 賵丕賱胤亘丕毓丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賵丕賱鬲氐賲賷賲 賵賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩賴賵丿 丕賱噩賲賷賱 賷購氐亘 賮賷 睾賷乇 兀賴賱賴.
賲賳 丕賱賲夭毓噩 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷賳 賷乇賮囟賵賳 賵賱丕 賷賯亘賱賵賳 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱丕 賷賲賱賰賵賳 丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱賱賲賵丕噩賴 賮賷囟胤乇賵賳
賱毓鬲賯 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賲賳 毓鬲丕亘 丕賱賲夭毓噩賷賳 亘廿賱賯丕亍 卮禺氐賷丞 噩丕賳亘賷丞 亘毓賷丿丞 毓賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞.
亘賴匕丕 囟乇亘賵 毓氐賮賵乇賷賳 亘丨噩乇賺 賵丕丨丿 賰鬲亘賵 賲丕 賷丨亘賵賳 賵兀賱賯賵 毓馗賲丞 賱賴賲.
賮賵賯 廿氐乇丕乇賴賲 賵賮乇囟 丕賳賮爻賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵丕賱賵丕賯毓 丨鬲賶 賮賷 兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱禺賷丕賱賷丞 賵丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 賷噩鬲賴丿賵賳 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴丕
賱兀卮賴乇 賵爻賳賵丕鬲 賵賴賷 丨賷夭 丨乇賷丞 禺丕氐. 賷鬲賳丕賴卮賵賳 丕賱賰賱 賱賷毓鬲乇賮賵 亘賴賲. 賵賴賲 賷鬲噩丕賴賱賵賳 丨賯 丕賱卮禺氐 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘丞 賲丕 賷卮丕亍 賵賲丕 賷丨賱賵 賱賴 賵兀賳 賱賴 賲爻丕丨丞 丨乇賷丞.
賴丿丕賴賲 丕賱賱賴 賵賴匕賴 賲賯丕胤毓 賱毓賱賴丕 鬲購噩賷亘 賵鬲乇賷丨 囟丕卅毓賸丕 賵鬲丕卅賴賸丕
丕賱賴賵賷丞 丕賱噩賳丿乇賷丞 賵賴賲 賵賱丕 丨賯賷賯丞責 匕賰乇 賵賱丕 兀賳孬賶責 賰卮賮 丕賱兀噩賳丿丞 : 賴賱 賴賵 丕囟胤乇丕亘 賴賵賷丞 噩賳爻賷丞 兀賲 孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱噩賳丿乇 責
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1) 賯氐丞 賲賰乇乇丞
2) 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲賰乇乇丞
賵兀賵賱賸丕 賵兀禺賷乇賸丕 賵賰丕賮賷賸丕
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賴丕 廿賷丨丕亍丕鬲 賮丕丨卮丞 賯賵賲 賱賵胤 毓賱賷賴 丕賱爻賱丕賲
LGBTQ
賱賱兀爻賮 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 賵賱丿 賵賱賷爻鬲 賮鬲丕丞 兀賮囟賱 賲乇爻賵賲丞 亘胤乇賷賯丞 睾乇賷亘丞 賲賱丕賲丨 兀賵賱丕丿 賵卮禺氐賷丞 賵賱丿 賱賰賳 亘賯賳丕毓 賮鬲丕丞
賵賲賳 丕賱毓噩亘 丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 乇噩賱 賵賷賰鬲亘 卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賵賷丞 賲賳 兀賷賾 毓賲乇 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲賯賳 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賲孬賱 兀丨賲丿 禺丕賱丿 鬲賵賮賷賯 賵乇賵亘賷乇鬲 亘賷鬲賷 賰丕鬲亘 爻賷乇丕賮賷賳丕
Robert betty Serafina and the black clock
兀賳孬賶 爻賷乇丕賮賷賳丕 賵丨鬲賶 乇賵賷賳丕 兀賳孬賶
賵賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賷賵丿 賰鬲丕亘丞 卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賵賷丞 賮賯胤. 噩丕賴賱 亘卮禺氐賷丞 賵賳賮爻賷丞 丕賱廿賳丕孬 賵鬲賮賰賷乇賴賳
賵賮賵賯 賴匕丕 賷賮乇囟 毓賱賷賴丕 賯賷賲 匕賰賵乇賷丞.
賴賳丕賰 賮鬲賷丕鬲 賵賳爻丕亍 賷噩賳賳 賵鬲賯爻賷 毓賱賷賴賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲孬賱 賰丕鬲賳賷爻 兀賮乇丿賷賳 亘胤賱丞 賲亘丕乇賷丕鬲 丕賱噩賵毓 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲囟毓賮 賵鬲賯賵賶 賵鬲亘賰賷 賵鬲賯爻賵 賵鬲囟丨賰 賵鬲賱賷賳
賴賷 賰兀賷 兀賳孬賶 鬲毓乇賮 丕賳賴丕 賱賳 鬲噩丕亘賴 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賵噩賴賸丕 賱賵噩賴 亘丕賱丨賷賱丞 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賯賳氐 丕賱兀毓丿丕亍 亘毓賰爻 丕賱卮丕亘 亘賷鬲丕 賵丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷丨賲賱 兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱胤丨賷賳 毓賱賶 賰鬲賮賴 賵賷氐丕乇毓 丕賱卮亘丕賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賯乇兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賵賳 賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 爻鬲毓乇賮 兀賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲 賮鬲丕丞 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 兀賳孬賶.
賵賲孬丕賱賷賳 賲卮丕亘賴賷賳 賱賮鬲丕鬲賷賳 丨賯賷賯賷鬲賷賳
兀賷乇賷賱 丨賵乇賷丞 丕賱亘丨乇 鬲睾丕賲乇 賱賰賳賴丕 兀賳孬賶
BRAVE
賵賲賷乇賷丿丕 賲賳 賮賷賱賲 丕賱卮噩丕毓 鬲睾丕賲乇 賵鬲丨亘 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲亘丿賵 賮鬲丕丞 賵鬲鬲氐乇賮 賰賲丕 鬲鬲氐乇賮 丕賱亘賳丕鬲 賵賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 賮賵囟賵賷丞 賯賱賷賱賸丕 賱賰賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲乇禺 賰賲丕 氐乇禺 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵丕賱乇噩丕賱 賲毓賱賳賷賳 丕賱丨乇亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賵丨卮 賵賱賲 鬲爻丨亘賴 賱兀賳賴丕 兀賳孬賶 賵噩爻丿賴丕 噩爻丿 兀賳孬賶 賵賯賵鬲賴丕 賯賵丞 兀賳孬賶
賳丕丿乇 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 兀賳孬賶 兀賯賵賶 賲賳 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賳丕丿乇 噩丿賸丕
睾丕賱亘 丕賱廿賳丕孬 乇賯賷賯丕鬲 賵賷鬲賮丕賵鬲賳 賮賷 丕賱乇賯丞 賲賳賴賳 賲賳 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴丕 丨賲賱 氐賷賳賷丞 丕賱賰毓賰 賲賳 丕賱賮乇賳 賵賲賳賴賳 賲賳 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴丕 丿賮毓 賰乇爻賷 兀賵 賲賰鬲亘. 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱丕 賷毓賳賷
丕賳賴丕 鬲睾丕賲乇 賱噩夭賷乇丞 賵鬲丿禺賱 賰賴賮 賲馗賱賲 賵丨丿賴丕 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賱丕 賷賲丕賳毓賵賳 兀賳 賷睾丕賲乇賵丕 賵丨丿賴賲 丕賵 丕賱賲卮賷 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲馗賱賲 賵賱賷賱賸丕 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賮賷 丕賱睾丕賱亘 鬲氐丕亘 亘爻賰鬲丞 賲賳 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賵丨丿賴丕.
賱賰賳 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐氐賷丞 賰賴匕賴 賮賵賯 囟毓賮 丕賱丨亘賰丞 賵鬲賰乇丕乇賴丕. 賵賱丕 氐賮丨丞 賵賱丕 乇爻賲丞 鬲卮毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘噩丿賷丿 賰賱賴丕 賲賰乇乇丞 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賲賰乇乇丞 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賮鬲丕丞! 賱丕 鬲賳賰乇賵 丕賱鬲睾賷乇 乇丕卅毓 兀賱賷爻 賰匕賱賰責
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賰賱 卮賷亍 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賷賰鬲亘 賵賷賮毓賱 賱睾丕賷丞 賵賱爻亘亘 賵賴丿賮 賵賮賰乇丞
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賵鬲禺丕賱賮 兀賵丕賲乇 賵丕賱丿賴丕 賵丕賱匕賷 賷噩鬲賴丿 賱賷賱 賳賴丕乇 賱鬲兀賲賷賳 賱賴丕 賱賯賲丞 毓賷卮 賵賮賵賯 賴匕丕 鬲氐毓亘 毓賱賷賴 丨賷丕鬲賷 賵鬲亘賯賷賴 毓賱賶 兀毓氐丕亘賴責!
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賲賳胤賵賷丞 賲賳夭賵賷丞 賲鬲賮乇丿丞 賵賱丕 鬲鬲賰賱賲 廿賱丕 賲毓 賮鬲丕丞 亘卮賰賱 睾乇賷亘 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵卮丕乇賰鬲賴丕 賵賴賷 賲毓乇賮丞 丿賯丕卅賯 賵賵丕賱丿賴丕 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲賰亘丿 丕賱毓賳丕亍 賱丕 鬲賱毓亘 賲毓賴 賵賱丕 鬲鬲賰賱賲 賲毓賴 賵賱丕 鬲卮丕乇賰賴 賵賱賵 亘賰賵亘 卮丕賷
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲夭禺乇 亘丕賱爻禺丕賮丕鬲 賵丕賱賱丕賲賳胤賯賷丞
賵賱丕 兀賳氐丨 亘賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱廿胤賱丕賯 賮賰乇丞 丿賵賳 賮賰乇丞.
賲賳 丕賱賲丐賱賲 兀賳 丕賱乇爻賲 噩賲賷賱 賵丕賱胤亘丕毓丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賵丕賱鬲氐賲賷賲 賵賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩賴賵丿 丕賱噩賲賷賱 賷購氐亘 賮賷 睾賷乇 兀賴賱賴.
賲賳 丕賱賲夭毓噩 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷賳 賷乇賮囟賵賳 賵賱丕 賷賯亘賱賵賳 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱丕 賷賲賱賰賵賳 丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱賱賲賵丕噩賴 賮賷囟胤乇賵賳
賱毓鬲賯 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賲賳 毓鬲丕亘 丕賱賲夭毓噩賷賳 亘廿賱賯丕亍 卮禺氐賷丞 噩丕賳亘賷丞 亘毓賷丿丞 毓賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞.
亘賴匕丕 囟乇亘賵 毓氐賮賵乇賷賳 亘丨噩乇賺 賵丕丨丿 賰鬲亘賵 賲丕 賷丨亘賵賳 賵兀賱賯賵 毓馗賲丞 賱賴賲.
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July 7, 2023
Pearl of the Sea
Catalyst Press
Anthony Silverston; Willem Samuel; and Raffaella Donne Delle temporarily in France.
Review: Karen Watkins
This fantastical adventure comes from the award-winning animation team Triggerfish Studios in Bergvliet. The large, glossy, full colour fantasy graphic book is written by Anthony Silverston of Woodstock and Raffaella Donne Delle temporarily in France with illustrations by Willem Samuel of Claremont. The team are behind the films Khumba, Zambezia and Seal Team.
Silverston says graphic novels are popular world-wide and demand for them keeps growing but there are few made in Africa or told from an African perspective. Animation and graphic novels involve similar processes such as writing, storyboarding and character design, so it was logical for Triggerfish to expand into this form of visual storytelling. Making an animated movie takes a helluva lot of time and money, so graphic novels allow us to get more of our home-grown stories out there, says Sivertson. Plus, in a country with high illiteracy levels, it鈥檚 a great way to expose young people to stories they can identify with, while encouraging them to read.
This story is about a friendship between a girl and sea monster. Pearl鈥檚 preferred habitat is exploring the ocean with snorkel, goggles, fins and her one-eyed mongrel Moby. At school the teenager has no friends although Naomi would like to change this.
Pearl鈥檚 mother has vanished from their home in a sleepy coastal South African town. Her dad has lost his job as a chef and is struggling to settle the bills. Facing financial insecurity, Pearl starts fishing to help out but gets caught up with local poachers who swap money for perlemoen.
While diving in a restricted area, Pearl meets a massive misunderstood monster hiding in a shipwreck. Luring it out with fish heads she notices the many harpoons protruding from its tentacles. Naming him Otto she finds a way to remove them. The pair grows closer until the poachers decide to finish what they started. Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others.
The story is often told through wordless panels of oceanic, sunsets, action and larger than life characters leaving the imagination to run riot. The heroine is smart, brave and relatable to readers of all ages and tackles the complexities of poaching, families and friendships. It鈥檚 reminiscent of Herge鈥檚 Tintin books and is thoroughly recommended.
Catalyst Press
Anthony Silverston; Willem Samuel; and Raffaella Donne Delle temporarily in France.
Review: Karen Watkins
This fantastical adventure comes from the award-winning animation team Triggerfish Studios in Bergvliet. The large, glossy, full colour fantasy graphic book is written by Anthony Silverston of Woodstock and Raffaella Donne Delle temporarily in France with illustrations by Willem Samuel of Claremont. The team are behind the films Khumba, Zambezia and Seal Team.
Silverston says graphic novels are popular world-wide and demand for them keeps growing but there are few made in Africa or told from an African perspective. Animation and graphic novels involve similar processes such as writing, storyboarding and character design, so it was logical for Triggerfish to expand into this form of visual storytelling. Making an animated movie takes a helluva lot of time and money, so graphic novels allow us to get more of our home-grown stories out there, says Sivertson. Plus, in a country with high illiteracy levels, it鈥檚 a great way to expose young people to stories they can identify with, while encouraging them to read.
This story is about a friendship between a girl and sea monster. Pearl鈥檚 preferred habitat is exploring the ocean with snorkel, goggles, fins and her one-eyed mongrel Moby. At school the teenager has no friends although Naomi would like to change this.
Pearl鈥檚 mother has vanished from their home in a sleepy coastal South African town. Her dad has lost his job as a chef and is struggling to settle the bills. Facing financial insecurity, Pearl starts fishing to help out but gets caught up with local poachers who swap money for perlemoen.
While diving in a restricted area, Pearl meets a massive misunderstood monster hiding in a shipwreck. Luring it out with fish heads she notices the many harpoons protruding from its tentacles. Naming him Otto she finds a way to remove them. The pair grows closer until the poachers decide to finish what they started. Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others.
The story is often told through wordless panels of oceanic, sunsets, action and larger than life characters leaving the imagination to run riot. The heroine is smart, brave and relatable to readers of all ages and tackles the complexities of poaching, families and friendships. It鈥檚 reminiscent of Herge鈥檚 Tintin books and is thoroughly recommended.
November 23, 2022
Incontournable Ao没t 2022
Une sympathique trouvaille au rayon de la BD jeunesse Interm茅diaire, avec ce tome unique mettant en vedette une jeune fille attachante et rafraichissante qui devient amie avec une sorte de kraken, aussi affectueux qu'imposant.
Pearl habite un petit village c么tier qui semble devenu bien pauvre. Comme son p猫re travaille au mieux pour arriver 脿 payer leur toit et leur nourriture, Pearl est souvent seule. Grande amoureuse de la mer, elle plonge pour trouver des fruits de mer qu'elle peut revendre. Un jour, alors qu'elle d茅couvre une 茅pave au fond d'une zone interdite, elle fait en m锚me temps une trouvaille de taille en la personne d'Otto, un immense c茅phalopode. La pauvre cr茅ature est cribl茅e de harpon. Quand Pearl tente de l'app芒ter pour en tirer profit, ses man艙uvres finissent par tourner au sauvetage. D猫s le moment o霉 elle parvient 脿 extraire les harpons, la cr茅ature se montre 茅tonnamment amicale et dot茅e d'une grande intelligence. M锚me sa couleur de base, un violette p芒le un peu maussade, vire au bleu 茅lectrique quand il est en la pr茅sence de Pearl. C'est le d茅but d'une grande amiti茅, mais comme toutes les histoires de monstres, les avares et les braconniers ne sont jamais bien loin.
D茅j脿, je dois dire que j'adore Pearl. Elle a une d茅gaine charmante, avec des cheveux en 茅pis visiblement incoiffables, de grands yeux expressifs, un style d茅contract茅 et des mimiques comiques. C'est un "poisson", une excellente nageuse. Sa locomotion change d'ailleurs dans l'eau, elle devient plus souple, plus fluide. Sa combinaison est classe, 茅galement. Pearl est une enfant qui se sent d茅laiss茅e et cela va faire d'elle une ado d茅brouillarde, audacieuse, mais aussi peu s茅rieuse quand 脿 ses 茅tudes et solitaire. Elle a du mal 脿 accepter les d茅part de sa m猫re, dont elle garde un bracelet. Il y a aussi Naomi, cette jeune fille qui est sa voisine de pupitre, pour qui elle semble avoir le b茅guin, mais avec qui il est difficile pour elle de parler. Pearl semble avoir une certaine maladresse avec la socialisation et semble avoir l'impression de ne pas 锚tre assez bien pour les autres, surtout avec un p猫re absent et une m猫re disparue. Heureusement, elle gagne l'amiti茅 d'Otto et elle a aussi Moby ( Oh, la r茅f茅rence 脿 Moby Dick, fort 脿 propos) , un adorable chien qui n'a qu'un 艙il. J'aime beaucoup la repr茅sentation de l'h茅ro茂ne sur la couverture, avec cette belle carrure d'茅paules, et cette pose d茅cid茅e.
Otto, oh cet adorable grosse pieuvre, franchement, je vous met au d茅fis de ne pas le trouver 脿 croquer, ce personnage! Otto a une facult茅 茅trange lui permettant de changer de couleurs avec son humeur. Quand il est en mode d茅fensif ou qu'il est en col猫re, il prend une alarmante couleur 茅carlate et sa peau se h茅risse de pointes. Au repos, il a une triste nuance rosette et quand il est heureux, c'est le bleu 茅clatant 茅lectrique mentionn茅 plus haut. Ses yeux sont tr猫s expressifs et ses tentacules font office de mains. La case o霉 Pearl trouve un coquillage 脿 offrir 脿 Naomie, alors qu'Otto fait exactement le m锚me geste avec le m锚me regard appr茅ciateur avec un requin blanc 茅tait hilarante: "Oh, le beau coquillage! "Oh, le bel encas!" Hihihi - pauvre requin. Otto est tr猫s probablement un kraken, un peu plus petit que certaines repr茅sentations d茅j脿 exprim茅es dans d'autres 艙uvres, mais assur茅ment plus sympathique. Victime de sa taille et manifestement un rare sp茅cimen, il a 茅t茅 la proie de marins peu scrupuleux.
L'histoire en soit est relativement d茅j脿 vue, avec un personnage atypique rencontrant un "monstre" et devra le prot茅ger d'humains sanguinaires. Mais ce n'est pas tant l'histoire que son traitement que j'ai appr茅ci茅. M锚me les histoires simples peuvent 锚tre magiques quand on y met la bonne dose d'humour et de sensibilit茅. Pearl et Otto sont diff茅rents et m茅fiants de ce fait, deux 茅l茅ments qui se font 茅cho entre eux deux. Certains 茅l茅ments sont un peu faciles, comme le fait que les braconniers ont utiliser une seule fl茅chette soporifique pour endormir Otto et je me demande comment ils sont parvenus 脿 le mettre dans leur bateau vu sa masse consid茅rable. Je me demande aussi si on peut r茅ellement nager si longtemps sous l'eau avec un simple tuba, mais comme je n,ai aucune exp茅rience en la mati猫re, j'ignore si c'est plausible. Les 茅v猫nements s'enchainent bien, mais l脿 encore, peut 锚tre un peu facilement sur certains points. Enfin, la transition entre le projet de Pearl a p茅cher Otto et son changement d'id茅e pour lui venir en aide manquait de clart茅, car 脿 aucun moment elle nus informe de son changement d'avis.
Reste que c'est une jolie histoire, visuellement attirante. Je souligne aussi que Pearl est gay, on a donc une petite romance entre filles ici, mais rien de majeur. C'est cependant toujours une joie de voir la diversit茅 mise de l'avant. Enfin, certains trouveront "facile" la r茅action du p猫re de Pearl, quand il la suit dans sa tentative de sauver Otto, mais en m锚me temps, c'est exactement ce qu'il faut 脿 Pearl: un papa qui se montre pr茅sent. Ce dernier fait visiblement de son mieux pour sa fille et il est bon de pr茅senter aussi ces parents qui savent que certains 茅v猫nements requiert leur inconditionnelle pr茅sence. En cela, je trouve donc le choix de cette r茅action logique et cens茅e.
En fond de trame, nous avons l'enjeu de la pauvret茅. le braconnage marin est rependu dans le monde et revient bien souvent au facteur de la pauvret茅. Je remarque 脿 la couleur de peau des habitants qu'il semble y avoir les "natifs" et les "colons blancs". Nous sommes peut-锚tre dans ces endroits du monde o霉 le colonialisme a eu des effets d茅l茅t猫res. En outre, on assiste 脿 ce qu'on appelle une "parentification" quand un jeune, enfant ou ado, a des responsabilit茅s et/ou des pr茅occupations qui incombent normalement aux adultes. En ce sens, ce n'est pas "normal" que Pearl "travaille" a payer les dettes de leur foyer. Ce n'est pas un jugement, c'est un constat et il est souhaitable de repr茅senter ces jeunes qui se retrouvent dans cette situation.
Graphiquement, c'est dynamique, fluide, souvent comique. Certains traitement, comme les hachures en fond ou les cases obliques, me rappelle certaines Bd de super h茅ros. Les 茅claboussures sont un peu moches car elles sont monochromes et triangulaires. En revanche, les transitions de couleurs et les palettes de couleurs sont magnifiques. le fait de garder le trait noir pour les personnages et les objets, de ne pas les utiliser pour les d茅cors, est un bon choix. Cela rend le tout plus doux. Les positions corporelles sont vari茅es et dynamiques. Certaines sc猫nes font pleine page, parfois double-page, comme la sc猫ne dans le mus茅e o霉 Pearl et Naomi partage un moment au fond d'un abysse, o霉 les silhouettes sont en bioluminescence 9 joli!) et certaines sc猫nes avec Otto, dans lesquels on cerne mieux son immense gabarit et sa force colossale. Enfin, j'aime le traitement couleur du ciel, surtout les transitions du cr茅puscule et de l'aurore.
Donc, malgr茅 quelques petites choses qui auraient pu 锚tre retravaill茅es, dans l'ensemble, j'aime le style de la BD, l'humour pr茅sent et l'amiti茅 touchante entre deux 锚tres atypiques. Une BD qui montre 茅galement que les filles aussi peuvent 锚tre courageuses, surtout aux gar莽ons qui ont encore du mal 脿 choisir des BD ayant une h茅ro茂ne comme personnage principal.
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Cat茅gorisation: troisi猫me cycle primaire, 10-12 ans.
Note: 8/10
Une sympathique trouvaille au rayon de la BD jeunesse Interm茅diaire, avec ce tome unique mettant en vedette une jeune fille attachante et rafraichissante qui devient amie avec une sorte de kraken, aussi affectueux qu'imposant.
Pearl habite un petit village c么tier qui semble devenu bien pauvre. Comme son p猫re travaille au mieux pour arriver 脿 payer leur toit et leur nourriture, Pearl est souvent seule. Grande amoureuse de la mer, elle plonge pour trouver des fruits de mer qu'elle peut revendre. Un jour, alors qu'elle d茅couvre une 茅pave au fond d'une zone interdite, elle fait en m锚me temps une trouvaille de taille en la personne d'Otto, un immense c茅phalopode. La pauvre cr茅ature est cribl茅e de harpon. Quand Pearl tente de l'app芒ter pour en tirer profit, ses man艙uvres finissent par tourner au sauvetage. D猫s le moment o霉 elle parvient 脿 extraire les harpons, la cr茅ature se montre 茅tonnamment amicale et dot茅e d'une grande intelligence. M锚me sa couleur de base, un violette p芒le un peu maussade, vire au bleu 茅lectrique quand il est en la pr茅sence de Pearl. C'est le d茅but d'une grande amiti茅, mais comme toutes les histoires de monstres, les avares et les braconniers ne sont jamais bien loin.
D茅j脿, je dois dire que j'adore Pearl. Elle a une d茅gaine charmante, avec des cheveux en 茅pis visiblement incoiffables, de grands yeux expressifs, un style d茅contract茅 et des mimiques comiques. C'est un "poisson", une excellente nageuse. Sa locomotion change d'ailleurs dans l'eau, elle devient plus souple, plus fluide. Sa combinaison est classe, 茅galement. Pearl est une enfant qui se sent d茅laiss茅e et cela va faire d'elle une ado d茅brouillarde, audacieuse, mais aussi peu s茅rieuse quand 脿 ses 茅tudes et solitaire. Elle a du mal 脿 accepter les d茅part de sa m猫re, dont elle garde un bracelet. Il y a aussi Naomi, cette jeune fille qui est sa voisine de pupitre, pour qui elle semble avoir le b茅guin, mais avec qui il est difficile pour elle de parler. Pearl semble avoir une certaine maladresse avec la socialisation et semble avoir l'impression de ne pas 锚tre assez bien pour les autres, surtout avec un p猫re absent et une m猫re disparue. Heureusement, elle gagne l'amiti茅 d'Otto et elle a aussi Moby ( Oh, la r茅f茅rence 脿 Moby Dick, fort 脿 propos) , un adorable chien qui n'a qu'un 艙il. J'aime beaucoup la repr茅sentation de l'h茅ro茂ne sur la couverture, avec cette belle carrure d'茅paules, et cette pose d茅cid茅e.
Otto, oh cet adorable grosse pieuvre, franchement, je vous met au d茅fis de ne pas le trouver 脿 croquer, ce personnage! Otto a une facult茅 茅trange lui permettant de changer de couleurs avec son humeur. Quand il est en mode d茅fensif ou qu'il est en col猫re, il prend une alarmante couleur 茅carlate et sa peau se h茅risse de pointes. Au repos, il a une triste nuance rosette et quand il est heureux, c'est le bleu 茅clatant 茅lectrique mentionn茅 plus haut. Ses yeux sont tr猫s expressifs et ses tentacules font office de mains. La case o霉 Pearl trouve un coquillage 脿 offrir 脿 Naomie, alors qu'Otto fait exactement le m锚me geste avec le m锚me regard appr茅ciateur avec un requin blanc 茅tait hilarante: "Oh, le beau coquillage! "Oh, le bel encas!" Hihihi - pauvre requin. Otto est tr猫s probablement un kraken, un peu plus petit que certaines repr茅sentations d茅j脿 exprim茅es dans d'autres 艙uvres, mais assur茅ment plus sympathique. Victime de sa taille et manifestement un rare sp茅cimen, il a 茅t茅 la proie de marins peu scrupuleux.
L'histoire en soit est relativement d茅j脿 vue, avec un personnage atypique rencontrant un "monstre" et devra le prot茅ger d'humains sanguinaires. Mais ce n'est pas tant l'histoire que son traitement que j'ai appr茅ci茅. M锚me les histoires simples peuvent 锚tre magiques quand on y met la bonne dose d'humour et de sensibilit茅. Pearl et Otto sont diff茅rents et m茅fiants de ce fait, deux 茅l茅ments qui se font 茅cho entre eux deux. Certains 茅l茅ments sont un peu faciles, comme le fait que les braconniers ont utiliser une seule fl茅chette soporifique pour endormir Otto et je me demande comment ils sont parvenus 脿 le mettre dans leur bateau vu sa masse consid茅rable. Je me demande aussi si on peut r茅ellement nager si longtemps sous l'eau avec un simple tuba, mais comme je n,ai aucune exp茅rience en la mati猫re, j'ignore si c'est plausible. Les 茅v猫nements s'enchainent bien, mais l脿 encore, peut 锚tre un peu facilement sur certains points. Enfin, la transition entre le projet de Pearl a p茅cher Otto et son changement d'id茅e pour lui venir en aide manquait de clart茅, car 脿 aucun moment elle nus informe de son changement d'avis.
Reste que c'est une jolie histoire, visuellement attirante. Je souligne aussi que Pearl est gay, on a donc une petite romance entre filles ici, mais rien de majeur. C'est cependant toujours une joie de voir la diversit茅 mise de l'avant. Enfin, certains trouveront "facile" la r茅action du p猫re de Pearl, quand il la suit dans sa tentative de sauver Otto, mais en m锚me temps, c'est exactement ce qu'il faut 脿 Pearl: un papa qui se montre pr茅sent. Ce dernier fait visiblement de son mieux pour sa fille et il est bon de pr茅senter aussi ces parents qui savent que certains 茅v猫nements requiert leur inconditionnelle pr茅sence. En cela, je trouve donc le choix de cette r茅action logique et cens茅e.
En fond de trame, nous avons l'enjeu de la pauvret茅. le braconnage marin est rependu dans le monde et revient bien souvent au facteur de la pauvret茅. Je remarque 脿 la couleur de peau des habitants qu'il semble y avoir les "natifs" et les "colons blancs". Nous sommes peut-锚tre dans ces endroits du monde o霉 le colonialisme a eu des effets d茅l茅t猫res. En outre, on assiste 脿 ce qu'on appelle une "parentification" quand un jeune, enfant ou ado, a des responsabilit茅s et/ou des pr茅occupations qui incombent normalement aux adultes. En ce sens, ce n'est pas "normal" que Pearl "travaille" a payer les dettes de leur foyer. Ce n'est pas un jugement, c'est un constat et il est souhaitable de repr茅senter ces jeunes qui se retrouvent dans cette situation.
Graphiquement, c'est dynamique, fluide, souvent comique. Certains traitement, comme les hachures en fond ou les cases obliques, me rappelle certaines Bd de super h茅ros. Les 茅claboussures sont un peu moches car elles sont monochromes et triangulaires. En revanche, les transitions de couleurs et les palettes de couleurs sont magnifiques. le fait de garder le trait noir pour les personnages et les objets, de ne pas les utiliser pour les d茅cors, est un bon choix. Cela rend le tout plus doux. Les positions corporelles sont vari茅es et dynamiques. Certaines sc猫nes font pleine page, parfois double-page, comme la sc猫ne dans le mus茅e o霉 Pearl et Naomi partage un moment au fond d'un abysse, o霉 les silhouettes sont en bioluminescence 9 joli!) et certaines sc猫nes avec Otto, dans lesquels on cerne mieux son immense gabarit et sa force colossale. Enfin, j'aime le traitement couleur du ciel, surtout les transitions du cr茅puscule et de l'aurore.
Donc, malgr茅 quelques petites choses qui auraient pu 锚tre retravaill茅es, dans l'ensemble, j'aime le style de la BD, l'humour pr茅sent et l'amiti茅 touchante entre deux 锚tres atypiques. Une BD qui montre 茅galement que les filles aussi peuvent 锚tre courageuses, surtout aux gar莽ons qui ont encore du mal 脿 choisir des BD ayant une h茅ro茂ne comme personnage principal.
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Cat茅gorisation: troisi猫me cycle primaire, 10-12 ans.
Note: 8/10
March 8, 2023
Pearl lives with her father and one-eyed dog in a gritty fishing village. As the town sinks further into poverty, her father has a hard time finding work to pay the bills, and Pearl steps in. With her love of diving, she spends more and more time ditching school and illegally hunting for abalone to sell. It helps out to have more money at home, and frees her from the grief of missing her mother. One day she finds a shipwreck underwater behind a fence. There鈥檚 a gigantic sea creature lying near the wreck. When she frees a spear from its side, the creature鈥檚 eyes open. Over the course of several dives, Pearl removes more spears from the creature, and it seems grateful. She names it Otto, and thus begins a friendship. She spends more and more time with Otto, ignoring the attention of Naomi, a cute school friend, and her father. Pearl doesn鈥檛 notice when other more nefarious actors follow her and want to trap Otto, with the idea of profiting from him somehow.
This story of a kid trying to manage grief and poverty is hard to put down. There鈥檚 adventure, danger, and a bit of humor. And, a misunderstood giant squid. I love the undersea diving scenes 鈥� readers will feel Pearl鈥檚 freedom from stress when she鈥檚 down there. Pearl鈥檚 father wants to give her a normal life, wishing that she鈥檇 get interested in boys. Pearl slyly sidesteps the statement, and the reader sees that she is working on telling him she鈥檚 gay. Black and brown people dominate the characters in the seaside fishing village, and all the characters are satisfyingly eccentric. Readers will love to hate the evil factory owner, who reminds me of Edna Mode from the movie The Despicables. I like the notebook size format 鈥� it allows the sweeping sea vistas to really pop. In short, this magical fantasy adventure has lots to love, and I hope it finds its way into the hands of fantasy loving teens.
Note: the printing quality was not great 鈥� there are shadowy vertical lines over several pages. Hopefully this can be corrected.
This story of a kid trying to manage grief and poverty is hard to put down. There鈥檚 adventure, danger, and a bit of humor. And, a misunderstood giant squid. I love the undersea diving scenes 鈥� readers will feel Pearl鈥檚 freedom from stress when she鈥檚 down there. Pearl鈥檚 father wants to give her a normal life, wishing that she鈥檇 get interested in boys. Pearl slyly sidesteps the statement, and the reader sees that she is working on telling him she鈥檚 gay. Black and brown people dominate the characters in the seaside fishing village, and all the characters are satisfyingly eccentric. Readers will love to hate the evil factory owner, who reminds me of Edna Mode from the movie The Despicables. I like the notebook size format 鈥� it allows the sweeping sea vistas to really pop. In short, this magical fantasy adventure has lots to love, and I hope it finds its way into the hands of fantasy loving teens.
Note: the printing quality was not great 鈥� there are shadowy vertical lines over several pages. Hopefully this can be corrected.
July 21, 2023
Pearl's town is on the brink of economic collapse, and her dad - a chef - wants to move to a larger city where there will be more work opportunities. But Pearl loves living on the sea; she spends her days diving in deep water, exploring for treasure, and (sometimes) cutting class. Desperate to stay in the town she loves, Pearl takes a job illegally collecting abalone shells for some sketchy people to earn enough money to pay rent. She knows exactly where she can find a lot of shells: the restricted ship wreak zone just off the coast. She'll have to break in, but that's no problem for Pearl! However, when she gets there, she finds far more than she expected and accidentally awakens an ancient sea monster that will change everything.
Pearl of the Sea is a fast-paced South African story of adventure and the connection between humans and nature. It uses few words and lots of beautiful, compelling, and cinematic illustrations.
One thing to note: my library's copies are much larger than I had expected - the size of a small textbook, which is not ideal for bringing to school booktalks. Thankfully they are pretty light so I'm sure we can make it work. (Though I am curious why the book was made this size. Perhaps this is the typical size of graphic novels and comics from South Africa? Or perhaps to better accommodate the full-page designs?)
Pearl of the Sea is a fast-paced South African story of adventure and the connection between humans and nature. It uses few words and lots of beautiful, compelling, and cinematic illustrations.
One thing to note: my library's copies are much larger than I had expected - the size of a small textbook, which is not ideal for bringing to school booktalks. Thankfully they are pretty light so I'm sure we can make it work. (Though I am curious why the book was made this size. Perhaps this is the typical size of graphic novels and comics from South Africa? Or perhaps to better accommodate the full-page designs?)
December 24, 2024
Pearl is an older girl, forced to go diving to keep a roof over the heads of her and her deadbeat dad. In an area that looks strangely restricted, she finds a wounded sea monster, but tending to the harpoons stuck through its tentacles 鈥� and deciding it's called Otto 鈥� they become friends, and before long she is gaining from his collaborative 鈥� and much better 鈥� fishing prowess. But none of this is going unnoticed...
I think the issue is that a lot of these pages are wordless 鈥� not much dialogue to be had by one girl on her own underwater 鈥� and so the whole thing feels a little slight. Even when there are multiple characters and drama and scenes of action, it's over a touch rapidly, and so this is definitely a lighter kind of read. But for someone who doesn't read many books it may be what they need to enjoy a full-sized graphic novel. It's certainly not stated as just for reluctant readers, and a much larger audience will find something to like in its slightly old-fashioned appeal. For me, it had some of the spirit, light morals and decent drama of a Children's Film Foundation piece, and its questioning of who and what is a monster is welcome. Four stars might be a wavelet too generous, but this is distinctive enough to be just about there.
I think the issue is that a lot of these pages are wordless 鈥� not much dialogue to be had by one girl on her own underwater 鈥� and so the whole thing feels a little slight. Even when there are multiple characters and drama and scenes of action, it's over a touch rapidly, and so this is definitely a lighter kind of read. But for someone who doesn't read many books it may be what they need to enjoy a full-sized graphic novel. It's certainly not stated as just for reluctant readers, and a much larger audience will find something to like in its slightly old-fashioned appeal. For me, it had some of the spirit, light morals and decent drama of a Children's Film Foundation piece, and its questioning of who and what is a monster is welcome. Four stars might be a wavelet too generous, but this is distinctive enough to be just about there.
September 22, 2023
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A heartwarming story of friendship, family, forgiveness, and moving forward. With the looming threat of not making rent and having to move away from the sea, Pearl gives in to the temptation of illegal abalone poaching. But during her dives, she makes a strange discovery, a giant sea monster she names Otto. Their unlikely friendship develops, but soon the past starts catching up with them both.
The artwork is absolutely stunning. Beautiful scenery. Great movement. Every one of Pearl's dives are breathtaking. I especially loved Otto's design. It was really cool how they worked in traits of real octopuses, such as changing color and morphing their bodies. And all of Moby's expressions were perfection.
Nice pacing on the story itself. It's fairly quick and keeps the reader engaged. Great themes of opening up to new experiences and relationships, and letting go of the past. Also touches are some darker topics such as the pressure of going against your own morals to make money, holding grudges, and parental abandonment.
A fantastic read with a lot of heart.
A heartwarming story of friendship, family, forgiveness, and moving forward. With the looming threat of not making rent and having to move away from the sea, Pearl gives in to the temptation of illegal abalone poaching. But during her dives, she makes a strange discovery, a giant sea monster she names Otto. Their unlikely friendship develops, but soon the past starts catching up with them both.
The artwork is absolutely stunning. Beautiful scenery. Great movement. Every one of Pearl's dives are breathtaking. I especially loved Otto's design. It was really cool how they worked in traits of real octopuses, such as changing color and morphing their bodies. And all of Moby's expressions were perfection.
Nice pacing on the story itself. It's fairly quick and keeps the reader engaged. Great themes of opening up to new experiences and relationships, and letting go of the past. Also touches are some darker topics such as the pressure of going against your own morals to make money, holding grudges, and parental abandonment.
A fantastic read with a lot of heart.
July 13, 2023
"Pearl of the sea" is a graphic novel about a girl name Pearl that lives in a fishing village that has seen better days. Her dad can't find work bc the town is fairly deserted of tourists, so she has to find a way to help pay the bills so they don't have to move to the city. Pearl loves to fish, and begins to search for shellfish and such to sell to poaches to make quick cash. On her journeys to the sea, she meets a giant octopus and saves him, becoming his friend. But what will happen when other villagers find out about her octopus friend, especially the poachers?
This book was an exciting novel about a girl and her love for the sea. There is a cute, but unnecessary romantic subplot, but the main plot is about doing the right thing and the growth of Pearl's friendship with the octopus. I loved the art style, and the graphic novel took about 20 minutes to read. 4/5 stars because the plot was very surface level.
This book was an exciting novel about a girl and her love for the sea. There is a cute, but unnecessary romantic subplot, but the main plot is about doing the right thing and the growth of Pearl's friendship with the octopus. I loved the art style, and the graphic novel took about 20 minutes to read. 4/5 stars because the plot was very surface level.
October 2, 2023
That lobster!!!! 馃槀馃槀馃槀
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Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more time in the ocean then on land, fishing and searching for ways to help her father pay the bills. But when she gets mixed up with a group of illegal poachers and starts diving near a restricted wreck, Pearl meets an ancient sea monster named Otto,
but the poor thing is just in pain and lonely and soo soo sooo adorably cute!
And when Otto鈥檚 enemies come back to finish what they started, Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others鈥攊ncluding the girl from class she鈥檚 got a crush on.
Otto's facial expressions are just spot on! 馃槏
This is a comic, a graphic novel. The colours, the illustrations, the whole of it all. There isn't much text, just enough to have something to read, but you don't mis the "lack" of. It tells the story perfectly without words!
tik.... tik.... tik....
Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more time in the ocean then on land, fishing and searching for ways to help her father pay the bills. But when she gets mixed up with a group of illegal poachers and starts diving near a restricted wreck, Pearl meets an ancient sea monster named Otto,
but the poor thing is just in pain and lonely and soo soo sooo adorably cute!
And when Otto鈥檚 enemies come back to finish what they started, Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others鈥攊ncluding the girl from class she鈥檚 got a crush on.
Otto's facial expressions are just spot on! 馃槏
This is a comic, a graphic novel. The colours, the illustrations, the whole of it all. There isn't much text, just enough to have something to read, but you don't mis the "lack" of. It tells the story perfectly without words!
April 15, 2024
Big thank you to Catalyst Press for the review copy!
Please take me back to the West Coast where I can go snorkelling with giant octopuses because I want to go to there. Could do one of those three things fairly easily but don't think my mortality could handle the latter lmao
Ugh, this book was SUCH a blast and I had a big smile on my face the entire time. It reminded me of the adventures in and therefore I was living my bestest life. But I also loved the characters. And ocean pollution awareness. And the queer rep. AND THE ART STYLE OMG IT WAS STUNNING!!!
If you're looking for a magical oceanic graphic novel with gorgeous illustrations and a fierce heroine, then this book will absolutely HIT THE SPOT NO REGRETS *insert heart eyes*
Please take me back to the West Coast where I can go snorkelling with giant octopuses because I want to go to there. Could do one of those three things fairly easily but don't think my mortality could handle the latter lmao
Ugh, this book was SUCH a blast and I had a big smile on my face the entire time. It reminded me of the adventures in and therefore I was living my bestest life. But I also loved the characters. And ocean pollution awareness. And the queer rep. AND THE ART STYLE OMG IT WAS STUNNING!!!
If you're looking for a magical oceanic graphic novel with gorgeous illustrations and a fierce heroine, then this book will absolutely HIT THE SPOT NO REGRETS *insert heart eyes*
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