Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Goerz, Gillian

Description: This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their neighborhood's biggest mysteries. Jamila Waheed does not want to spend her first summer in a new neighborhood at science camp when she could be shooting hoops at the local basketball court. And Shirley Bones is looking for a summer of freedom too. When the two girls meet, they quickly figure out a solution for each other's predicaments: Their moms agree to let them spend the summer together, hanging out on the basketball court. They're not friends, exactly--more like mutually beneficial acquaintances--and they mind their own business. Until Shirley gets a visit from a local kid who needs her help finding his stolen pet gecko. Because Shirley Bones is the neighborhood's best crime-solving detective. Shirley is used to operating alone, but Jamila tags along for the investigation, and it turns out that she's a pretty good detective herself. As they unravel the mystery of the missing gecko, Shirley and Jamila find new friendships all over the neighborhood--and learn how to be a team of two for the first time. Gillian Goerz is a Canadian illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. Her illustrations can be found in books such as Ryan North's choosable path adventures To Be or Not to Be and Romeo and/or Juliet. Her comics have been seen in The Walrus, Descant Magazine, and the Humber Literary Review with frequent collaborator and award-winning author Mariko Tamaki. CBC Books named Gillian's autobiographical comic "a highlight" of the anthology The Secret Loves of Geek Girls. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Price: 24.07 AUD

Location: Hillsdale, NSW

End Time: 2024-12-31T13:09:57.000Z

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