Frankie's World: A two-colour graphic novel about standing-out and fitting-in when you feel different. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier: 1

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There is much more packed into this story – class bullies, friendships, blended families, trying new things (karate), and discovering who you are. Readers will be cheering Frankie on as she deals with bullies, finds what she’s good at and comes to understand herself a little better: a great story about growing up and learning who you are. Her bright, fun illustrations in two-colour are engaging for kids and the graphic format perfect for reluctant readers.

It's great to read a book where autism is represented using the author's lived experience as the foundation. Having spent the week talking about neurodivergence in library classes, this new graphic novel is perfect to have a window into someone's life.

So when she gets the chance to compete in a Battle of the Bands contest, Frankie couldn’t be more excited. Frankie wants to find her dad and her friends help her and when she finds him she finds out that her and her dad are different.

Whichever you choose we hope you enjoy being part of your unique reading community – happy reading everyone! The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. This is something she wants to stay secret from her classmates – especially the injections in her bum! Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. The illustration style is really fun and the story is a great mix of funny, gripping and thought-provoking.Later, towards the end, doctors diagnose Frankie with autism, and everything then starts to make sense. The following suggestions offer a spectrum of different perspectives and are well worth seeking out. Frankie notes that she's happy she isn't wearing nice clothes because her bully is now covered in mud EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS WAIST DEEP IN THE PUDDLE HERSELF JUST A MOMENT AGO? Lizzie Huxley-Jones "A fun and relatable read about awkwardness, self-acceptance, family and friendship. Frankie’s World is an own voices graphic novel, written and illustrated by Aoife Dooley, about a girl who is different to others around her and doesn’t know why.