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Sea Legs: A Graphic Novel (Sea Legs #1)

by Jules Bakes

Friendship and growing up at sea

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Friendship and growing up at sea

Janey’s family leaves behind her school, home country, and best friend to travel by boat, trading familiar routines for coral reefs, markets, and new cultures. The memoir’s central tension comes from a life of frequent departures: each new harbor brings discovery, but makes lasting friendships harder to build. Meeting Astrid, another child who lives aboard a boat, opens the possibility of connection, though their friendship has its own challenges. With hurricane season also approaching, the story brings together the changing demands of life at sea and the ups and downs of growing up.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in graphic memoirs about friendship and growing up.
  • Readers curious about life aboard a boat and encountering new places and cultures.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about the challenges of making and maintaining friendships.

Themes

FriendshipGrowing upLife at seaChange and belongingNew cultures

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Book overview

Set sail for adventure! Dive in to this hilarious and moving middle grade graphic memoir about friendship, growing up, and life at sea.

 

Janey's family is about to set sail for the adventure of a lifetime! The only problem? Janey must leave her school, her life, her best friend, the entire country behind for new adventures -- coral reefs, colorful markets, and new cultures. Life at sea is exhilarating, but there's a major downside: when you're raising anchor every few days with sights on a new harbor, it's almost impossible to make new friends.

 

Finally, Janey meets the cool and aloof Astrid -- a fellow boat kid who's equally starved for friendship. But Astrid can be a challenging friend to navigate, and beyond that, hurricane season has only just begun . . . .

 

At turns laugh-out-loud hilarious and heartbreakingly poignant, this stunning middle grade graphic memoir charts both the turbulence and joys of growing up.

 

 

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