Frankie's World: A two-colour graphic novel about standing-out and fitting-in when you feel different. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier: 1

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Frankie’s family—Mam, stepfather, and annoying little sister—is pretty great though, especially her supportive mother. There’s a bunch of other stuff that makes her feel different—her taste in music, her small size, her sensitivity—so she feels about as weird as the class bullies say she is. And as the wonderful Charlotte does die, the sadness is tempered by the promise of more spiders next spring. One day, when Frankie sneaks into her mom’s room and sees her biological father’s name on her birth certificate, she decides to go on a mission to track him down. At one point in the story, a family member of the protagonist's best friend passes away from a sudden, tragic accident.

Dooley's art is simple, somewhat stark despite all of the rounded edges, and visually appealing, with blue, orange, white, and black standing out.To Frankie, she feels like an alien at times - like she doesn't fit in, like she doesn't say the right thing, like she seems to annoy the people around her. This is a funny, frank, and fresh own voices graphic novel about speaking up and fitting in when you feel different. Frankie wants to find her dad and her friends help her and when she finds him she finds out that her and her dad are different. Some parts felt unfinished, like the character development of Nadine, the most notorious bully; and others felt sped up at warp speed, like Frankie's relationship to her father.

It was so simple, in fact, that I found it at times distracting because I could not keep some of the characters straight, as they looked so much alike. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

This lovely, often funny, relatable and sensitive story about Frankie, a girl with autism, was inspired by the author Aoife Dooley’s own real life experiences. Having spent the week talking about neurodivergence in library classes, this new graphic novel is perfect to have a window into someone's life. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit. This is a witty, charming, fun and vibrant graphic novel which while aimed at the pre teen market will appeal to everyone who has ever felt a little bit lost or unsure in themselves. Unfortunately, Mam is often in and out of hospital because of a problem with her heart, and Frankie is left with her annoying little sister and staying at her grandparents’ house.