Sisters (graphic novel)

Sisters
Sisters cover
Author Raina Telgemeier
Genre Autobiography; Graphic novel; nonfiction
Publisher Scholastic/Graphix
Publication date
 September 2014
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 197
Awards Eisner for best Writer/Artist, 2015
ISBN 978-0-545-54066-7
OCLC 880900848
306.8753
LC Class HQ759.96.T46 2014
Preceded by Smile
Website goraina.com/sisters

Sisters is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier as a follow-up to her earlier autobiographic graphic memoir Smile. It details a long summer road trip taken from San Francisco to Colorado by her family and explores the relationship between Raina and her younger sister, Amara.

Plot

Raina is surprised when the one thing she has asked for all her young life – a sister – turns out to be not the best friend and cheerful playmate she expected. As they grow up together, they bicker and fight until they negotiate a better understanding and make peace during a breakdown that occurred on a long road trip.

Technical

Telgemeier submitted a storyboard/thumbnail draft to her sister three years before the novel's publication, seeking Amara's consent to tell the story as Raina recalled it. Amara provided insights on some of the vignettes and helped Raina develop a second draft.[1]

The panels were colored by Braden Lamb.[1]

Reception

The book received positive reviews. Maya Van Wagenen, reviewing for The New York Times described the story as "[one] we have all lived [...] uncomfortable yet transcendent" and added it was "a quick read as well as a fun one."[2] Kirkus Reviews called it "a winner," "laugh-out-loud funny [...] and quietly serious all at once";[3] later, Kirkus designated it one of the best books for children in 2014.[4] According to School Library Journal, "[r]eaders will be very satisfied".[5] Horn Book Magazine gave it a starred review in 2014.[6]

In 2015, Telgemeier won an Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, citing Sisters.[7] It was also named to the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 shortlist of Great Graphic Novels for Teens,[8] and a 2015 Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book for Middle Readers.[9]

As of 2017 the paperback version had spent 117 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list under the category "Paperback Graphic Books."[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Raina Telgemeier (4 September 2014). "Raina Telgemeier Shares the Secrets of "Sisters"" (Interview). Interviewed by Alex Dueben. CBR. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Van Wagenen, Maya (22 August 2014). "On the Road: 'Sisters,' by Raina Telgemeier". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sister by Raina Telgemeier". Kirkus Reviews. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Best Children's Books of 2014". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Keller, Esther (21 August 2014). "Review: Sisters". Good Comics for Kids [blog]. School Library Journal. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Sutton, Roger (6 October 2014). "Starred reviews, November/December 2014 Horn Book Magazine". The Horn Book. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eisner Awards, 2010–present". Comic-Con International. 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  8. ↑ "2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "2015 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Best Sellers - Paperback Graphic Books". The New York Times. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  • Alverson, Brigid (25 August 2014). "In 'Sisters,' Raina Telgemeier captures small details of family life". CBR. Retrieved 25 January 2018.


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