Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock take a story filled with fantasy and imagination and ground it with great humanity and depth. "Sumptuously detailed in all aspects, readers of all ages will be whisked away by this unique and modern fairy tale.
"The best comics reading experience I've had in a long time." -Ben Hatke, author-illustrator of #1 New York Times Bestselling Zita the Spacegirl series ★ "In Mock’s skillful art, each panel glints with sharp, precise color work and expert shadow play, highlighting the cruel, dark side of Larson’s world-a satisfying blend of the mythical and the historical that will enthrall graphic-novel lovers." -The Horn Book, Starred Review A master class in fabulism done right." -Booklist, Starred Review Mock’s art is loose and effortless, the characters’ facial expressions telling as much of the story as Larson’s words do. ★ "Larson weaves the story tightly, keeping Vonceil and her journey at the center and wrapping everything else around it. Named to the Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading ListĪn ALA Graphic Novel's & Comics Round Table Top Ten Best Graphic Novels for Children Selection Salt Magic is an utterly unique graphic fairy tale complete with striking illustrations by Rebecca Mock. Hope Larson is the author and illustrator of the Eisner Award nominated All Summer Long and the illustrator of the Eisner Award winning A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel. The journey will change Vonceil, but along the way she'll learn a lot about love and what it means to grow up. To find out, Vonceil will have to strike out on her own and delve deep into the world of witchcraft, confronting dangerous relatives, shapeshifting animals, a capricious Sugar Witch, and the Lady in White herself-the foreboding Salt Witch. Who is this lady dressed all in white, what has she done to the farm, and what does Vonceil's old uncle Dell know about her? When he refuses to leave his wife, she puts a curse on the family well, turning the entire town's water supply into saltwater. Then a mysterious and captivating woman shows up at the farm and confronts Elber for leaving her in France.
He even marries the girl he had left behind. His experiences have changed him into a serious and responsible man who doesn't have time for Vonceil anymore. When Vonceil's older brother, Elber, comes home to their family's Oklahoma farm after serving on the front lines of World War I, things aren't what she expects. Recipient of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids ages 9–12 The epic, Eisner Award-winning graphic novel about a jealous witch, a withering curse, and one girl's journey to save her family- no matter the cost.
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