On A Sunbeam

On A Sunbeam

?Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It?s a ?space? story unlike any you?ve ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters.? ?Brian K. Vaughan, Saga and Paper GirlsTwo timelines. Second chances. One love. A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together.Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love?only to learn the pain of loss. With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love.LA Times Festival of Books 2018 Book Prize Winner, Graphic Novel/ComicsA Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2018One of The Washington Post's "10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018"A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018A YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic NovelA 2019 Hugo Award Nominee, Best Graphic StoryA Harvey Award Nominee, Book of the YearA Harvey Award Nominee, Best Children's or Young Adult BookFrom School Library JournalGr 7 Up-Walden's meditative space epic will easily win the hearts of sci-fi and romance fans. Mia is the latest addition to a team of restorers, who are tasked with repairing abandoned structures across the galaxy. Though each member of the tight-knit crew is harboring a complicated past, it is wistful Mia who proves to be the linchpin of the plot. Walden treats readers to a stunning interpretation of interstellar life; fluid, fish-shaped ships, floating cathedral-like ruins, and giant celestial creatures add to the grandeur of the story, as do the enormously meaningful friendships and romances among the cast of women and nonbinary characters. The narrative is split into two time lines: one set in the present, colored in berry tones with swatches of orange and red, that follows Mia and the restoration crew; and one five years earlier, done in black, white, and shades of gray blue, where Mia, then a freshman at a boarding school, develops a swoon-worthy romance with new classmate Grace. Walden depicts them with warmth, often dedicating an entire wordless page to their embrace. The artwork, from expansive landscapes to cozy glimpses of the shipmates snuggled together watching TV, is a sight to behold. VERDICT Bound to be a sci-fi favorite, especially for teens who also appreciated Nina LaCour's We Are Okay.-Della Farrell, School Library Journal?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Review?Magnificent.? ?The New Yorker?Walden creates the intoxicating effect of a universe as mysterious as our real one.? ?The Atlantic?Phenomenal . . . Utterly mesmerizing . . . A remarkable, stunning comic.? ?Booklist, starred review?This masterful blend of science fiction-inflected school drama, road trip, and adventure is nothing less than marvelous.? ?Publishers Weekly, starred review"A stunning interpretation of interstellar life . . . Bound to be a sci-fi favorite, especially for teens who also appreciated Nina LaCour?s We Are Okay." ?School Library Journal, starred review"On A Sunbeam is an intimate, cosmic, and sometimes deeply funny work of art that is hopefully not the last glimpse of Walden?s science fantasy world." ?VOYA Magazine, starred review?Both gently romantic and heartbreaking, the story ultimately celebrates love and the importance of chosen family. An affirming love story.? ?Kirkus?Watching Mia and Grace rekindle their love against the backdrop of a bleak, mystifying universe is deeply satisfying.? ?The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books?[A] pageturning and profoundly moving read.? ?Horn Book?Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It?s a ?space' story unlike any you?ve ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters.? -Brian K. Vaughan, Saga series and Paper Girls?On a Sunbeam is a rare treat. It?s bot