Big Apple Diaries

by Alyssa Bermudez (Author) Alyssa Bermudez (Illustrator)

Big Apple Diaries
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.

It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and an epic crush on a new classmate. The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope.

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An authentic and moving time capsule of middle school angst, trauma, and joy.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781250774286
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication date
August 17, 2021
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF062010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Biography
JNF025250 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/21st Century
JNF062040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Social Topics
Library of Congress categories
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