About this item
In this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel, a young girl's first period brings an unexpected gift: the ability to see ghosts! As she meets these spectral visitors, she uncovers her family's secret lineage of mediums, while learning about the power of compassion and community.. Adèle just wants to spend her winter break at the library, cozied up with her favorite books, and completely forgetting abut her friends who are all traveling to warmer climates. Unfortunately, life has other plans...not only does Adèle get her first period...but she learns she comes from a long line of mediums!. And if seeing ghosts wasn't enough of a surprise, Adèle learns that not only can she interact with them, but apparently, they've been using her sister's car to get around the city for years! When the ghosts won't leave her alone Adèle starts to get to know about them and their problems.
About the Author
Sophie is a french illustrator and comic artist living in Brooklyn with her husband and three children. She is the author of the upcoming graphic novel "Witches of Brooklyn" (first book of the trilogy published by Random house Graphic) . As an illustrator she has worked on books for middle grade readers including ''Kenzie Kickstarts a Team'' and "Shelly struggle to shine" (The Derby Daredevils #1 and #2) by Kit Rosewater.Sophie studied graphic design at the Ecole nationale superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She worked in advertising in Paris and NYC for a couple of years before fully embracing illustration as a career.Hailing from a family of graphic novel lovers, Sophie has been enjoying comics since she could read. Today she's happily juggling being mom of three and a comic artist of a new trilogy.
