Bøger af Megan Wagner Lloyd

At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur!

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to find the perfect pet!Maggie es la rara de la familia. Sus padres están ocupados preparándose para la llegada de un nuevo bebé, y sus hermanitos son gemelos y viven en su propio mundo. A Maggie le encantan los animales y cree que lo que necesita es tener su propio cachorrito, pero cuando va a elegir uno el día de su cumpleaños, le comienza a salir un sarpullido. ¡Tiene alergia severa a todo lo que tenga pelaje!¿Podrá Maggie superar sus alergias y encontrar la mascota perfecta? Megan Wagner Lloyd, autora de esta novela gráfica ilustrada por Michelle Mee Nutter, se inspira en sus propias experiencias con las alergias para contarnos una historia sincera sobre la familia, la amistad y la búsqueda del lugar al que se pertenece.At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with getting ready for a new baby, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie loves animals and thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur!Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet? With illustrations by Michelle Mee Nutter, Megan Wagner Lloyd draws on her own experiences with allergies to tell a heartfelt story of family, friendship, and finding a place to belong.

Del duo nominado al Eisner autor de Alergica nos llega una nueva y divertida novela grafica sobre como hallar tu propio espacio... ¡especialmente cuando eres parte de una familia de nueve!A Avery Lee, de once anos, le encanta vivir en Hickory Valley, Maryland. Le encanta su vecindario, su escuela y la feria al final de verano, a la que siempre va con sus mejores amigos. Sin embargo, ¡esta cansada de sentirse apachurrada por sus seis hermanos! Son muy escandalosos y los mas pequenos la quieren demasiado. Avery solo quiere tener su propio espacio para estar sola y poder pintar. Por eso explota cuando sus padres le dan un cuarto a Theo, su hermano mayor, y mandan a Max, su hermanito pequeno, al cuarto que ya ella comparte con su hermana Perla. Avery trama un plan para conseguir su propio cuarto, a la vez que intenta que Max duerma de noche, lidia con cambios en sus amistades y pinta un cuadro para la feria. Todo esto para al final descubrir que sus padres planean mudarse al otro extremo del pais, complicando mas las cosas.From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine!Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated.

"At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet?"--Provided by publisher.

It's the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventure--and each other--as they explore their new home in this beautifully written, stunningly illustrated story of friendship. Full color.r.