The Kinda Sorta Normal Life of Joshua Jones
Published on 5. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-06-322130-7 (ISBN)
Description
From debut author E. A. Carrington and bestselling illustrator Kitt Thomas comes a hilarious, fast-paced middle grade graphic novel about Joshua Jones, a ten-year-old with a big imagination and a wish-granting star.
The start of sixth grade is just around the corner, and Joshua Jones isn't happy about it. After all, starting middle school means growing up, and growing up means more responsibility. So when a wish-granting star crash-lands in his backyard, the possibilities for unlimited fun seem endless...until a wish goes wrong and chaos consumes their town. Joshua and his friends have to step up-or their kinda sorta normal lives will never be the same.
The start of sixth grade is just around the corner, and Joshua Jones isn't happy about it. After all, starting middle school means growing up, and growing up means more responsibility. So when a wish-granting star crash-lands in his backyard, the possibilities for unlimited fun seem endless...until a wish goes wrong and chaos consumes their town. Joshua and his friends have to step up-or their kinda sorta normal lives will never be the same.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-322130-7 (9780063221307)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ellis Alexander Carrington enjoys writing whenever he can and would like to give a quick shout-out to the American University MFA program as well as his undergraduate alma mater, Towson University. Find him online at eacarrington.com.
Kitt Thomas is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt's mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. They are the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Stacey's Extraordinary Words.
Kitt Thomas is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt's mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. They are the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Stacey's Extraordinary Words.