{"product_id":"living-with-viola-9781773215495","title":"Living with Viola","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"unforgettable . . . will shake middle grade readers to the core\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautifully illustrated, relatable, and genuine.\" --Molly Brooks, creator of \u003cem\u003eSanity \u0026amp; Tallulah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Everyone needs to buy this book now. Seriously. Buy it, read it, share it.\"--Colleen Nelson, author and teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonest and funny, this award-winning graphic novel from a \u003cbr\u003edebut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, \u003cbr\u003ecultural differences, and the trials of middle school.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLivy\u003cbr\u003e is already having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school--and then\u003cbr\u003e there's Viola. Viola is Livy's anxiety brought to life, a shadowy twin \u003cbr\u003ethat only Livy can see or hear. Livy tries to push back against Viola's \u003cbr\u003erelentless judgment, but nothing seems to work until she strikes up new \u003cbr\u003efriendships at school. Livy hopes that Viola's days are numbered. But \u003cbr\u003ewhen tensions arise both at home and at school, Viola rears her head \u003cbr\u003estronger than ever. Only when Livy learns how to ask for help and face \u003cbr\u003eher anxiety does she finally figure out living with Viola.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosena Fung draws on her own early experiences with anxiety and the \u003cbr\u003epressures of growing up as the child of Chinese immigrant parents to \u003cbr\u003ecraft a charming, deeply personal story that combines the poignancy of \u003cbr\u003eRaina Telgemeier's \u003cem\u003eGuts\u003c\/em\u003e with the wacky humor of \u003cem\u003eLumberjanes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Exuberant, colorful art brings Livy's rich imaginative world--filled \u003cbr\u003ewith everything from sentient dumplings to flying unicorns--to life on \u003cbr\u003ethe page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROSENA FUNG \u003c\/strong\u003eis an award-winning illustrator and comic artist from Toronto, Ontario. Her debut graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eLiving With Viola\u003c\/em\u003e, received several starred reviews and was included on best of the year lists from the New York Public Library, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, the Bank Street College of Education, and more. \u003cem\u003eLiving With Viola\u003c\/em\u003e was also nominated for the Silver Birch Award, the Jean Little First-Novel Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, the Panda Book Awards, and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Besides creating graphic novels, Rosena's favorite things are reading, cats, and eating snacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Annick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608801972498,"sku":"9781773215495","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54294147-a078-4ad0-b8bc-35c261902e40.jpg?v=1732326261","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/living-with-viola-9781773215495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}