"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.
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The second installment of Brenna Thummler's bestselling Sheets trilogy now available in a brand-new deluxe hardcover collector's edition featuring never-before-seen content!
Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a ghost hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander the earth 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 worries that if they learn about her secret ghost friend, she'll be labeled as a freak who sees dead people. With Marjorie's insistence on keeping Wendell a secret from her new friends, he begins to feel even more invisible than he already is.
Eliza Duncan feels invisible, too. She's an avid photographer, and her zealous interest in finding and photographing ghosts gets her labeled as different by all the other kids in school. Constantly on the outside, Eliza begins to feel like a ghost herself.
It's not long before Marjorie must confront the price she pays to be accepted by the popular kids-Is it worth losing her friend Wendell? Is she partially to blame for the bullying Eliza endures?
Following the events of Sheets, Brenna Thummler's Delicates, is a powerful story about what it means to fit in, and those who are left on the outside. It shows what it's like to feel invisible, and the importance of feeling seen. Above all, it is a story of asking for help when all seems dark, and bringing light to those who need it most.
THIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION INCLUDES: Brand new cover art, never-before-seen bonus content, exclusive fan art, and more!
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
Delicates is available in Hardback, Paperback
Delicates was written by Brenna Thummler and published by Oni Press
Delicates has 344 pages
£20.69
