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The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist that "breaks new ground for graphic novels" (Francois Mouly, art editor, The New Yorker).
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David Small, a best-selling and highly regarded children's book illustrator, comes forward with this unflinching graphic memoir. Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute-a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery. A National Book Award finalist; winner of the ALA's Alex Award; a #1 New York Times graphic bestseller; Publishers Weekly and Washington Post Top Ten Books of the Year, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, ALA Great Graphic Novels, Booklist Editors Choice Award, Huffington Post Great Books of 2009, Kirkus Reviews Best of 2009, Village Voice Best Graphic Novel, finalist for two 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (Best Writer/Artist: Nonfiction; Best Reality-Based Work).
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A comic book autobiography by this award-winning illustrator, striking in its visual style and content. 'Small's retelling of his childhood, in which he lost his voice to throat cancer, is an elevated and heartbreaking addition to the graphic book genre' Times
Author Biography
David Small, author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Stitches, is the recipient of the Caldecott Medal, the Christopher Medal, and the E. B. White Award. He and his wife, the writer Sarah Stewart, live in Michigan.
Review
"A breathtaking, horrific, and ultimately redemptive work." -- Miami Herald "A profound and moving gift of graphic literature that has the look of a movie and reads like a poem." -- Jules Feiffer "Small ... employs angled shots and silent montages worthy of Alfred Hitchcock." -- Washington Post
Prizes
Joint winner of Alex Award 2010
Review Text
"A profound and moving gift of graphic literature that has the look of a movie and reads like a poem."
Review Quote
"This book is a gem. It is a lucid survey of the whole majestic sweep of contemporary neuroscience, written for the non-medical reader. At the same time, it is sprinkled liberally with original insights that will provide much food for thought even for specialists. It will also make an excellent textbook for any introductory course in neuroscience."
Details ISBN0393338967 Author David Small Year 2010 ISBN-10 0393338967 ISBN-13 9780393338966 Format Paperback Short Title STITCHES Language English Media Book Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle A Memoir Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1945 Residence Mendon, MI, US Replaces 9780393068573 Pages 336 UK Release Date 2010-10-08 AU Release Date 2010-10-08 NZ Release Date 2010-10-08 US Release Date 2010-10-08 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2010-10-08 Alternative 9780393068573 DEWEY 813.54 Illustrations Illustrated throughout Audience General We've got this
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