The long-awaited final installment in acclaimed cartoonist Brenna Thummler's best-selling Sheets trilogy! Marjorie Glatt's life was forever changed the day she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in...
The long-awaited final installment in acclaimed cartoonist Brenna Thummler's best-selling Sheets trilogy! Marjorie Glatt's life was forever changed the day she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in...
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The long-awaited final installment in acclaimed cartoonist Brenna Thummler's best-selling Sheets trilogy! Marjorie Glatt's life was forever changed the day she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. One of those ghosts was Wendell, a lonely phantom turned Marjorie's best friend. Wendell died far too young and now must wander the Land of Humans. He knows how he died—a tragic drowning accident—but lately he's grown curious about his past life. He wants to know more about why he died, not just how he died. It's not easy, though, since Wendell's memory of his human life has grown increasingly blurry. When he hears a rumor about his death, Wendell wonders if it might not have been an accident after all. Joined by Marjorie and ghost enthusiast Eliza Duncan, Wendell learns that sometimes everything casts shadows, but if you look hard enough, you can find the light.
About the Author-
Brenna Thummler has always known her life is haunted. Much like Marjorie Glatt, she grew up in a small Pennsylvania town, where piano practice and ghost stories were part of her daily routine. It wasn't until she attended Ringling College of Art and Design, however, that she realized her passion for storytelling (as well as her hatred of laundry). Now back in her hometown, she spends her days drawing, writing, and suspicious of her sheets.
Reviews-
September 1, 2023
Gr 6 Up-The final entry in Thummler's "Sheets" trilogy, Lights focuses on the aftermath of grief, providing a loving send-off for its unlikely trio of friends. The first volume centered on Marjorie, a middle school student grieving her mom's death, who befriends a group of ghosts that haunt her family's laundromat. Delicates introduced Eliza, an alienated classmate on the precipice of deep depression, who connects with Marjorie and her ghost friend, Wendell. Lights finds the protagonists cautiously moving beyond their struggles and exploring how it might look to feel okay. At the same time, they are intent on uncovering the hazy circumstances of Wendell's death. As the group explores Wendell's parents' abandoned home and dance school that they once owned, the amateur sleuths tiptoe into murder-mystery territory, but ultimately uncover an everyday tragedy worthy of its own ballet. Thummler's wiry, textural illustrations are subtly cinematic, employing a retro pastel palette that gently mutes the narrative-enhancing intensity of her artwork. Though the work of wrapping up the trilogy entails streamlining a story that excels in its winding, intuitive flow, emotional messiness remains in the air throughout the story, especially in interactions between the living protagonists and their loving, concerned parents. Marjorie's family is white, Eliza's family is Black, and Wendell is revealed to have been white. VERDICT A thoughtful finale to an emotionally incisive story, best appreciated as a part of the series.-Emilia Packard
Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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