Hicotea by Lorena Alvarez
The mind-bending, psychedlic sequel to Lorena Alvarez's best-selling graphic novel debut Nightlights is now available in a new paperback edition!On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical realm. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it.
The intoxicating weirdness and saturated colour characteristic of Alvarez's artwork, filled with luminous spheres and horrifying transformations, and the demands she places on her readers as she guides them into liminal spaces of imagination, boredom and dream, are revisited in Hicotea* TLS *
The characters are full of life and emotion, environments have strong tones, and the storytelling is complex and satisfying. * Graphic Novel Resources *
Hicotea is another treasure from Alvarez. The subtext is again the power of imagination to overcome obstacles, with just the right touch of mysticism to engage, and the drawing is again a delight. -- Ian Keogh * The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide *
The characters are full of life and emotion, environments have strong tones, and the storytelling is complex and satisfying. * Graphic Novel Resources *
Hicotea is another treasure from Alvarez. The subtext is again the power of imagination to overcome obstacles, with just the right touch of mysticism to engage, and the drawing is again a delight. -- Ian Keogh * The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide *
Lorena Alvarez was born and reared in Bogota, Colombia, and attended the Universidad Nacional de Colombia to study Graphic Design and Arts. Puffin Publications, Faber & Faber, Usborne Books, Parragon, and Boom! have all used her illustrations. She is the author of the popular Nightlights series, which was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2018 for Outstanding Publication for Children (9-12).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910620595 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910620599 |
| Title | Hicotea |
| Author | Lorena Alvarez |
| Series | Nightlights |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nobrow Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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