Hybrid Event: Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra, Frizzy

East City Bookshop

East City Bookshop welcomes author Claribel A. Ortega and illustrator Rose Bousamra with their middle grade graphic novel, Frizzy.

East City Bookshop welcomes bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega for a chat about her new middle grade graphic novel, Frizzy, in conversation with her illustrator, debut talent Rose Bousamra. Their conversation will be moderated by Megan Wagner Lloyd, author of the middle grade graphic novel Allergic. Note on Format: This hybrid event will have both an in-person component with limited seating as well as a virtual broadcast via Zoom Webinar. Both in-person and virtual attendees will be able to pose questions to the authors during audience Q&amp;A.COVID-19 Information: Please note that East City Bookshop continuously monitors public health guidance to ensure the safety of customers, authors, and our staff and reserves the right to adjust in-person events. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for all in-person attendees.ABOUT FRIZZYA middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embraces her natural curls.Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable", "good hair".But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby—she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author CLARIBEL A. ORTEGA went from journalism student, editing her classmates' often hilarious ads and ramblings on the back page of SUNY Purchase’s Independent Newspaper, to a small-town reporter, where she enjoyed going to board of ed meetings and texting the town mayors about the line at Starbucks.Today when she’s not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's co-hosting the hilarious and chaotic Bad Author Book Club podcast or helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business GifGrrl. She is a Marvel contributor and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America, and Deadline.Claribel’s debut middle grade novel Ghost Squad is a New York Times Bestseller and is being made into a feature film. Ghost Squad won Best in Middle Grade at the 2021 Ignyte Awards, was a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, and an International Latino book awards honorary mention for 2020. Her other titles include Witchlings (Scholastic) and the graphic novel Frizzy (First Second) with Rose Bousamra.ROSE BOUSAMRA is a freelance illustrator and comic creator born and based in Michigan. Frizzy is their first graphic novel, with their solo debut graphic novel Gutless also being published with First Second. When they're not making or reading comics they love baking sweets and playing fantasy video games.MEGAN WAGNER LLOYD is the author of the graphic novel Allergic, as well as the picture books Finding Wild, Fort-Building Time, Building Books, and Paper Mice. She lives with her family in the Washington, DC, area.

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Hybrid Event: Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra, Frizzy

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