
Pardalita by Joana Estrela
OVERVIEW
16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. Her parents are divorced and she’s just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father’s new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more.
Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who’s moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know each other while working on a play. And Raquel falls in love.
From author/artist Joana Estrela comes Pardalita, a beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin’s Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, told in flashbacks and present day action. Using a gorgeous blend of prose poems, illustrations, and graphic novel format, Estrela captures the feeling of being a teenager in a way that feels gentle, joyful, and real.
PRODUCT INFO
- Publisher : Levine Querido (April 18, 2023)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1646142551
- ISBN-13 : 978-1646142552
- Reading age : 12 - 18 years
- Grade level : 7 - 12
- Item Weight : 1.14 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.45 x 1.1 x 8.8 inches