The Breadsters: A Teenager Cartoons the High School Years Contributor(s): Bhat, Maalvika (Author) |
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ISBN: 0999329707 ISBN-13: 9780999329702 Publisher: Purab Kind Words OUR PRICE: $12.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Young Adult Nonfiction | Art - Cartooning |
Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8" W x 8" (0.36 lbs) 94 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Baking of BREADSTERS
Around the time I was in middle school, I had doodled characters like Mr. and Mrs. Muffin, Mr. and Mrs. Donut, and Mr. and Mrs. Roll. Eventually, I sketched their kids. That's how Stud Muffin, Buttery Toast, Guchi Roll, and other characters were born.
cartoonist, Mario Miranda, in Goa, India. I was hooked. The influence a cartoonist can have -- blending art, observation, and humor to make a statement -- excited me. As I worked on Breadsters, I thought I should represent them with different breads from around the globe. After all, bread, in all its various forms, is the most widely consumed food in the world, and has been an integral part of our diet for thousands of years. In fact, recent scholarship suggests humans started baking bread at least 30,000 years ago. (Thank you, History.com).
five years. As I grew up, graduated from middle school to high school, and have risen to becoming a senior in high school, so have these Breadsters. They looked different when they started in 2013. And just like me, they look slightly more mature now. Each chapter is an assortment of the comic strips drawn over this period of time, and has been introduced with my ruminations on that particular slice of life. More comic strips (I try to publish one every week during the school year) that are not included in this book, can be found on www.breadsters.com or www.facebook.com/thebreadsters.
and opportunities. But they also contributed magnificently in helping me understand myself a bit better. As this self-awareness grew, my comics become more personal and specific. Friends, peers, and parents who followed Breadsters on social media reminded me, by their comments and messages, that they were all going through similar struggles, turmoil, and milestones. We were all in it together
remember this: Whatever you are feeling, you are not alone. It may feel isolating when you are staying up late to finish your homework, that you are the only person working hard while the rest of the world is comfortably tucked away and sleeping (or worse, having fun ). Or you are the only person in conflict with your parents' overbearing restrictions. But, as the following comics prove, you're in good company.
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