Sea Change

Shelf Awareness Best Middle Grade Books of the Year 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Books for Summer 2016 2 Starred Reviews (Publisher's Weekly and Quill & Quire) ABC Best Books for Young Readers Paul Gravette's Top 25 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: May 2016 Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. - Chip Kidd Moving from picture books into fiction can be a stretch; Viva makes it look easy. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Viva's Sea Change is a magical book, a deft, understated chronicle of the moment a young boy passes from childhood into something altogether more mysterious -- and terrifying -- almost without being aware of it himself. Eliot is a skillfully drawn fictional creation: at times he is demanding and nearly unbearable, at others vulnerable and relatable, but always fundamentally human. - Quill & Quire STARRED REVIEW Playful typography weaves the art and story together in unexpected ways . . . The inventive visuals reward careful attention. - Kirkus Reviews . . . a reading experience that is as fresh as it is moving. - The Horn Book Magazine Viva's bold, simple illustrations are whimsical and bring to life the story's unique characters. The unconventional format of this funny, poignant coming-of-age story will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. -School Library Journal The artwork in Sea Change allows each page to reach readers on a visual level and evoke a reaction. The way the illustrations interact with the text offers a whole new meaning to the events in the story. - Finch Hogue, Vintage Books Shelf Awareness Best Middle Grade Books of the Year 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Books for Summer 2016 2 Starred Reviews (Publisher's Weekly and Quill & Quire) ABC Best Books for Young Readers Paul Gravette's Top 25 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: May 2016 Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. - Chip Kidd Moving from picture books into fiction can be a stretch; Viva makes it look easy. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Viva's Sea Change is a magical book, a deft, understated chronicle of the moment a young boy passes from childhood into something altogether more mysterious -- and terrifying -- almost without being aware of it himself. Eliot is a skillfully drawn fictional creation: at times he is demanding and nearly unbearable, at others vulnerable and relatable, but always fundamentally human. - Quill & Quire STARRED REVIEW Playful typography weaves the art and story together in unexpected ways . . . The inventive visuals reward careful attention. - Kirkus Reviews . . . a reading experience that is as fresh as it is moving. - The Horn Book Magazine Viva's bold, simple illustrations are whimsical and bring to life the story's unique characters. The unconventional format of this funny, poignant coming-of-age story will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. -School Library Journal The artwork in Sea Change allows each page to reach readers on a visual level and evoke a reaction. The way the illustrations interact with the text offers a whole new meaning to the events in the story. - Finch Hogue, Vintage Books Publishers Weekly BEST Books for Summer 2016 2 Starred Reviews (Publisher's Weekly and Quill & Quire) ABC Best Books for Young Readers Paul Gravette's Top 25 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: May 2016 Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. - Chip Kidd Moving from picture books into fiction can be a stretch; Viva makes it look easy. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Viva's Sea Change is a magical book, a deft, understated chronicle of the moment a young boy passes from childhood into something altogether more mysterious -- and terrifying -- almost without being aware of it himself. Eliot is a skillfully drawn fictional creation: at times he is demanding and nearly unbearable, at others vulnerable and relatable, but always fundamentally human. - Quill & Quire STARRED REVIEW Playful typography weaves the art and story together in unexpected ways . . . The inventive visuals reward careful attention. - Kirkus Reviews . . . a reading experience that is as fresh as it is moving. - The Horn Book Magazine Viva s bold, simple illustrations are whimsical and bring to life the story s unique characters. The unconventional format of this funny, poignant coming-of-age story will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. -School Library Journal The artwork in Sea Change allows each page to reach readers on a visual level and evoke a reaction. The way the illustrations interact with the text offers a whole new meaning to the events in the story. - Finch Hogue, Vintage Books Publishers Weekly BEST Books for Summer 2016 2 Starred Reviews (Publisher's Weekly and Quill & Quire) Paul Gravette's Top 25 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: May 2016 Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. - Chip Kidd Moving from picture books into fiction can be a stretch; Viva makes it look easy. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Playful typography weaves the art and story together in unexpected ways . . . The inventive visuals reward careful attention. - Kirkus Reviews . . . a reading experience that is as fresh as it is moving. - The Horn Book Magazine Viva s bold, simple illustrations are whimsical and bring to life the story s unique characters. The unconventional format of this funny, poignant coming-of-age story will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. - School Library Journal Viva's Sea Change is a magical book, a deft, understated chronicle of the moment a young boy passes from childhood into something altogether more mysterious -- and terrifying -- almost without being aware of it himself. Eliot is a skillfully drawn fictional creation: at times he is demanding and nearly unbearable, at others vulnerable and relatable, but always fundamentally human. - Quill & Quire ? STARRED REVIEW PRAISE FOR Sea Change: Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you're completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket Truly heartbreaking! Viva ingeniously weaves words and pictures to evoke that strange, wonderful moment - when the very worst experience of your life somehow becomes the very best. - Chip Kidd Publishers Weekly BEST Books for Summer 2016 Moving from picture books into fiction can be a stretch; Viva makes it look easy. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW [Sea Change] is the novel equivalent of the best summer-vacation postcard a person could get. - Shelf Awareness STARRED REVIEW At turns tender, funny and sad, the tale of Eliot s summer is as unforgettable and enlivening as a dash of the cold Atlantic. - The Wall Street Journal Playful typography weaves the art and story together in unexpected ways . . . The inventive visuals reward careful attention. - Kirkus Reviews . . . a reading experience that is as fresh as it is moving. - The Horn Book Magazine Viva s bold, simple illustrations are whimsical and bring to life the story s unique characters. The unconventional format of this funny, poignant coming-of-age story will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. - School Library Journal Viva's Sea Change is a magical book - Quill & Quire STARRED REVIEW Sea Change is a great book to read on summer vacation, and an eye-opener for anyone who thought print had to follow certain rules. - Montreal Gazette Sea Change is like a dip in cold Canadian waters: just step inside, and soon you re completely swept away, finding yourself overwhelmed and breathless, entranced by this whirlwind of a book. Bravo, Frank Viva. And glub, glub, glub. - Lemony Snicket