PEARL: A GRAPHIC NOVEL, written by Sherri L. Smith and illustrated by Christine Norrie

Writer Sherri L. Smith and illustrator Christine Norrie collaborate on PEARL: A GRAPHIC NOVEL which has an incredibly strong tone, blues predominating to give a sense of the historical setting and the emotions of the story. Hawaiian 13-y-o Amy travels to Hiroshima to visit the failing great-grandmother who is revered to the point of magical realism because of her pearl diving. Without the language to communicate, Amy struggles to know her grandmother and that’s before Hiroshima’s bombing introduces new struggles as Amy can’t return to Hawaii and wonders where she belongs and to whom she has loyalty. Norrie’s double page spreads accent the powerful story moments.There’s more information about this book in the purchase link below.