"Delicates tells a powerful story about what it means to fit in, and those left on the outside"
June 2021 Book of the Month
Recommended by Stephen L Holland, Guest Editor, June 2021: Eliza Duncan is a direct and diligent, no-nonsense teen with a passion for photography and a focus on ghosts. Marjorie Glatt found her laundromat infested with white-sheeted ghosts: with its washes, tumble-dries and ironing, they thought it the perfect health spa.
She adopted one called Wendell as her best friend. But now she has been adopted–by her school’s most popular students who rule the roost by putting everyone else down. Marjorie, once a victim of this, feels awkward about her newfound immunity for she fails to speak up for others, particularly when they start picking on Eliza who’s determined that there are ghosts, that she’ll snap one on celluloid, and soon has her sights set on Wendell.
Astonishingly complex, this comes with layers of self-awareness, self-examination yet blind spots and moments of betrayal from even the kindest of corners.
Also: is this not the most perfect cover? What a narrative drive! Thummler totally owns her unique colour palette.
Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as a freak who sees dead people.
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Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Delicates and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Delicates features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Graphic Novels & Comics, Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, School Stories, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Hardback, Paperback. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. In Stock.
Delicates was written by Brenna Thummler and published by Oni Press,US
Delicates has 316 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. In Stock.
