"This glorious graphic novel memoir reels with road-trip thrills and the magic of family, self-discovery and finding your voice"
October 2023 Graphic Novel of the Month
Oh my! Pedro Martin’s Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir serves a sumptuous feast of soul- warming family love and revolutionary family history, as revealed through a life-changing road-trip that see young Pedro connect with his Abuelito to find his voice, and a new sense of self. Deriving from the hugely popular Mexikid online comic, this coming-of-age beaut translates to the page in vibrant, engaging style.
Pedro is a Mexikid, a child born in America to Mexican parents. A boy who’s grown up hearing stories of how his crime-fighting Abuelito lived through the Mexican Revolution. But when Pedro hears his granddad is coming to live with his family in California, Pedro has big questions. First up, how will he fit in their already-crowded house? Secondly, as Pedro addresses a photo of Abuelito: “What’s so important that you need us to come ALL THE WAY TO MEXICO just to bring you back HERE?”
Nonetheless, Pedro and his family make the epic 2000-mile road trip to collect Abuelito, and it’s a journey that sees him transformed — through the zany escapades and heartache experienced along the way, and through spending time with the remarkable man at the heart of the trip.
A delight of perfectly-pitched, multi-layered wisdom, fun and energy, Mexikid is incredibly rewarding to re-read, to uncover more jokes, more heart, and more meaning. Sumptuously characterful, super-colourful, and luminously quirky, I loved it.
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Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito-his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough!
Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road trip to Mexico to bring Abuelito home, and what follows is the trip of a lifetime, one filled with laughs and heartache. Along the way, Pedro finally connects with his abuelito and learns what it means to grow up and find his grito.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Graphic Novels & Comics, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir is available in Paperback
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir was written by Pedro Martin and published by Guppy Publishing Ltd
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir has 320 pages
£13.49
