Mixed Up Graphic Novel First Chapter Friday and Author Interview

Описание: Friday, January 31, 2025 - In this week’s First Chapter Friday, we dive into the graphic novel Mixed-Up, a graphic novel, a Dyslexia Story for Middle Grade Readers. Join Amanda Zieba, the self-proclaimed word nerd, as she reads aloud Chapter 1 of Mixed-Up, written by New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia and illustrated by Brittney Williams. Stay tuned until the end of the video for an exclusive author interview with Kami!

📖 Book Highlights:
Dyslexia representation in middle grade literature
Game-loving protagonist Stella's learning journey
Supportive family and teachers
Designed with dyslexic readers in mind

📚 Blurb: Stella knows fifth grade will be the best year ever. Her closest friends, Emiko and Latasha, are in her class and they all got the teacher they wanted. Then their favorite television show, Witchlins, announces a new guidebook and an online game! But when the classwork starts piling up, Stella struggles to stay on top. Why does it take her so long to read? And how can she keep up with friends in the Witchlins game if she can’t get through the text-heavy guidebook? And when she can’t deal with the text-heavy Witchlins guidebook, she can’t keep up with her friends in the game. It takes loving teachers and her family to recognize that Stella has a learning difference, and after a dyslexia diagnosis she gets the support and tools she needs to succeed.

Bestselling author Kami Garcia was inspired to write this special book by her daughter’s dyslexia journey; her own neurodivergent experience; and the many students she taught over the years. With subtle design and formatting choices making this story accessible to all readers, Mixed-Up shows that our differences don’t need to separate us.

To make reading as comfortable as possible for dyslexic readers, the book has been lettered in Dyslexie.

Grab your copy of Mixed-Up from your school or classroom library or if you can’t find it there, order it from Alex at my favorite indie bookstore: Birdy’s Bookstore. https://www.birdysbookstore.com/. It is also available for purchase on Amazon → https://amzn.to/46CF0bc

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** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories. These graphic novel pages were shared with permission from the author and publicist.

Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **

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