About this item
In this semiautobiographical graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Colleen Frakes, Norah must navigate not just her foiled dreams of blond hair but also the tangled mess her family has become. Norah is the good kid. Good at pleasing her parents and being a good sister. Good at school. Good at, well, almost everything.So when Mom's work brings her to a new town leaving Norah and Dad behind, no one thinks twice. After all, Norah's a mature sixth grader who can take care of herself ... right? But things spiral out of control after a botched home dye job goes wrong and being the good kid quickly gets a little ... hairy.Before long, one small tangle becomes a knot of epic proportions, and Norah soon realizes that the only way to untangle the mess she's made is to find her voice and ask for help.
About the Author
"Accurate record-keeping is superfluous to an enterprise like this, but I'd wager no other cartoonist has shown up more often on Minis Monday than Colleen Frakes. In fact, I'd modify the title once given to James Brown and call her The Hardest Working Woman in Minicomics..."
- Rich Kreiner, The Comics Journal
Colleen Frakes was a member of the inaugural class of the Center for Cartoon Studies. In 2007 she received a Xeric Grant for her book "Tragic Relief". In 2009 she was awarded the Ignatz for "Promising New Talent" for her book "Woman King". In 2011, her comic "Island Brat" was published with help from Koyama Press.
She has created comics for Mirage Studio's "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Dark Horse Comic's "Myspace Dark Horse Presents", and more anthologies than she can count.
She currently lives in Seattle and works in a library.
