The Thud TPB Fantagraphics – Very Good
VERY GOOD –Book is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.
Creators: Mikael Ross
Publisher: Fantagraphics
ISBN: 9781683964063
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128 pages
On Sale Date: 3/9/2021
Dimensions: 10.1 in H | 8.1 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
Rating: Ages 13 to 18, Grades 8 to 13
In this YA graphic novel, a boy with developmental disabilities finds his world turned upside down after his mother has a stroke and he realizes for the first time he’s on his own.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
When Noels mother has a stroke, his world is turned upside down. Especially when a man comes, who tells Noel that he cant stay in the only home hes ever known. He has to move from his apartment and his city to some kind of care facility, in a town hes never heard of. For the first time, Noel is on his own. Who can he trust? Who can he love?
There is a village in Germany called Neuerkerode that is largely populated and run by people with developmental disabilities the local restaurant, the local bar, the local supermarket. Its a beautiful, even incredible place and its where The Thud takes place. In 2016, cartoonist Mikael Ross began visiting Neuerkerode. Over the course of two years, Ross learned about the people who live there and listened to their stories. As Neuerkerode Protestant Foundation Director Rdiger Becker has stated, Out of this has arisen a powerful piece of literature that depicts, with a rarely seen intensity and authenticity, the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
Told from Noels perspective with humor and empathy, The Thud offers a rare window into the life of a boy living with developmental disabilities. In doing so, Ross has crafted an enchanting story that helps us understand the often misunderstood.
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