Bøker av Brenna Thummler

"An original exploration of what it means to be seen and accepted." — Kirkus 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.

“. . . You’ll be captivated.” —Brian Selznick, author of Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret The complete collection of Brenna Thummler’s stunning, bestselling Sheets trilogy, now all together in one softcover slipcase set! Spanning three gorgeously illustrated, highly acclaimed, and award-winning graphic novels, read this heart-wrenching and heartwarming trilogy from start to finish. In the beautifully crafted Sheets series, Brenna Thummler offers a magical world inside a haunted laundromat inhabited by sheet ghosts. When Wendell the ghost bumbles into 13-year-old Marjorie Glatt’s failing laundromat, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship in an attempt to save her family’s business in the first installment, Sheets. Soon joined by ghost-photography enthusiast Eliza Duncan in the second book, Delicates, the trio band together in all matters paranormal. But when Marjorie starts to prefer the popular group at school, she’ll soon learn the true value of friendship in Wendell and Eliza. As the trilogy comes to a close in Lights, Marjorie and Eliza help Wendell finally discover the truth of his human life.

The brand-new deluxe hardcover collector''s edition of Sheets features never-before-seen content from the beloved graphic novel from Brenna Thummler. Selected as a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2018, Sheets comes in an all-new package featuring brand-new cover art, behind-the-scenes content, a new introduction from Phoebe and Her Unicorn''s Dana Simpson, and a mini-comic, "A Sheets Story." Fans old and new will love this gorgeous, ghostly story in a beautiful new hardcover package. "Brenna Thummler''s first original graphic novel is a reason to celebrate. She announced herself as an artist to reckon with when she illustrated Mariah Marsden''s adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Now she''s illustrated her own story of ghosts and family, loneliness and laundromats. I''m sure you''ll be captivated, and as eager as I am to see what comes next!"ΓÇöBrian Selznick, author of Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo CabretFor Marjorie Glatt, being thirteen years old isn''t quite the same as it is for everyone else. Responsible for running her family''s laundromat while trying to survive middle school, Marjorie''s daily struggles include persnickety customers, snippy classmates, agonizing swim lessons, and laundry... always, always laundry.Wendell is a bit different, too. Wendell is a ghost. His daily struggles include Dead Youth support groups and unavoidable stains. But when he escapes from the Land of Ghosts and bumbles into Marjorie''s laundromat--the perfect ghost playground--his attempts at fun and friendship begin to harm the family business.Sheets is a powerful story about a young girl''s perseverance, even when all the odds are stacked against her. It shows that forgiveness and second chances can result in unlikely friendships. Above all, it is an invitation into an unusual, haunted laundromat that brings family, friends, and--yes--sheets to life.

"Following Brenna Thummler s bestselling and critically acclaimed graphic novels Sheets and Delicates, Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell the ghost are back to uncover the secrets of Wendell s human life in the third and final heartwarming installment of the Sheets trilogy."--Publisher's description.