Amys Eyes by Richard Kennedy

Amys Eyes by Richard Kennedy

In this darkly comedic YA graphic novel, a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes

Sixteen-year-old Jackie Chavez loves her local amusement park, Kingdom Adventure, maybe more than anything else in the world. The park is all she and her friends Nikki, Daniel, and Berke--although they aren't always the greatest friends--talk about. Kingdom Adventure is where all Jackie's best memories are, and it's where she feels safe and happy. This carries even more weight now that Jackie's parents have been deported and forced to go back to Mexico, leaving Jackie in the United States with her T a Gina, who she works with at the Valley Care Living seniors' home. When Gina tells Jackie that they can't afford a season pass for next summer, Jackie is crushed. But on her next trip to Kingdom Adventure, she discovers a strictly protected company secret: If a member of their party dies at the park, the rest of their group gets free lifetime passes.

Jackie and her friends hatch a plot to bring seniors from Valley Care Living to the park using a fake volunteer program, with the hopes that one of the residents will croak during their visit. The ruse quickly gets its first volunteer--a feisty resident named Phyllis.

What starts off as a macabre plan turns into a revelation for Jackie as Phyllis and the other seniors reveal their own complex histories and connections to Kingdom Adventure, as well as some tough-to-swallow truths about Jackie, her friends, and their future.

With artist Claudia Aguirre, Terry Blas has crafted a graphic novel that is dark and deeply moving. This book is Cocoon meets Heathers--a twisted satire about a magical land and the people who love it, even to the point of obsession. Jackie's summer is about to turn into a wild ride filled with gallows humor, friendship, and fun--or is it?

Kennedy, Richard: - Richard Kennedy (1910-1989) was a children's book illustrator for Eilü¾™†”¼s Dillon, J.M. Barrie, and Astrid Lindgren, among others. He also wrote books such as Little Love Song and the memoir A Boy at the Hogarth Press, which chronicled his experiences as a teenager helping Leonard and Virginia Woolf with their printing press.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780060232191
ISBN 10	0060232196
Title	Amys Eyes
Author	Richard Kennedy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1985-07-02
Number of pages	437
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.