The unfinished corner

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Title:

The unfinished corner

Author:

Colman, Dani, author.

Petrovicz, Rachel, illustrator.

Cogar, Whitney, colorist.

Campbell, Jim, 1977- letterer.

Leopard, Bones, designer.

Taylor, Rebecca (Graphic novel editor), editor.

Summary:

"Jewish mythology says that when G-d created the universe, a tiny corner of it was left unfinished. Opinion is divided on why, but everyone agrees that it's a dangerous place full of monsters. Twelve-year-old Miriam neither knows nor cares-- she's too busy preparing for her Bat Mitzvah, wrestling with whether she even wants to be Jewish-- until a peculiar angel appears, whisking her, her two best friends, and her worst frenemy off to this monstrous land with a single mission: finish the Unfinished Corner." -- Back cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

222 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

Genre:

Fantasy comics.

Action and adventure comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Preteen girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Jewish mythology -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Voyages and travels -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Taylor, Rebecca (Graphic novel editor),

Publisher:

Wonderbound,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9781638490111

Publication Information:

[Missoula, Montana] : Wonderbound, 2021.

Call Number:

J COLMAN

Holds: Copies:

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WINNER! 2023 JewCie Award in the Diverse Representation Category!
WINNER! 2021 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award - Youth Category!
FINALIST! National Jewish Book Awards 2021

Twelve-year-old Miriam doesn't know much about Jewish mythology. She's not even sure she wants to be Jewish. So, imagine her confusion when a peculiar angel whisks her off to finish the mythological Unfinished Corner, a place full of monsters and mystery.

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MIRIAM IS FULL OF QUESTIONS, BUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS COUNTING ON HER FOR ANSWERS.

Jewish mythology has it that when God created the universe, one corner of it was left unfinished. Opinion is divided on why, but everyone agrees that the Unfinished Corner is a dangerous place full of monsters. Twelve-year-old Miriam neither knows nor cares about the Unfinished Corner. She's too busy preparing for her Bat Mitzvah, wrestling with whether she even wants to be Jewish--until a peculiar angel appears, whisking her, her two best friends, and her worst frenemy off to this monstrous land with one mission: finish the Unfinished Corner.
An original graphic novel.

WINNER! 2023 JewCie Award in the Diverse Representation Category!

WINNER! 2021 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award Winner, Youth Category!

FINALIST! National Jewish Book Awards 2021 Finalist!

FINALIST! 2023 JewCie Writer Honoree of the Year: Dani Colman

FINALIST! 2023 JewCie Artist Honoree of the Year: Rachel Petrowicz

FINALIST! 2023 JewCie Award - Fictional Narrative Category

"A charming adventure filled with memorable characters and a fresh point of view." -- Hope Larson (Award-winning and New York Times bestselling adapter/artist of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel )

"HUGELY impactful for diverse readers."
- VLA (Virginia Library Association)

"Individual characters and the depth of their bonds carry the story forward, the historical content punctuated by moments of sincere hilarity." -- Publishers Weekly

"It's exciting, heartfelt, and so, so, new! A proper fun adventure for children in the amazing worlds of Jewish lore." -- Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Elementary)

Author Notes

Dani Colman is a writer and educator from London, England. She plays the violin, dabbles in standup comedy, and is absolutely terrible at videogames. When she isn't writing comic books and novels, she teaches aspiring writers how not to annoy their editors. She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband (creator of many comic books), and two cats (creators of many hairballs)

Rachel 'Tuna' Petrovicz is an illustrator and comic artist from Vancouver, Canada. She has a penchant for the creepy and the cute, and in her spare time enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. Her lifelong goal is to befriend every cat she sees.

Whitney Cogar is a freelance illustrator based in Savannah, GA. Her specialty is sequential art - whether it's comics or storyboards, she excels in creating clear visual narrative work.

Jim Campbell is a twice-Eisner-nominated comic-book letterer, one-time writer (perhaps again in the future!) and occasional artist (although his enthusiasm rather outstrips his actual ability). He knows more about print production than mortal man was meant to know and has also scanned more images than you've had hot dinners. Unless you're ninety years old.
Hometown:Nottingham, United Kingdom
http://clintflickerlettering.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/CampbellLetters

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this plot-driven story grounded in Jewish history, 12-year-old aspiring artist Miriam Feigenbaum, who is light-skinned and Jewish, inherits the biblical task of flushing evil from the world by completing the Unfinished Corner, a part of the universe that God left undone during creation. Heading to Washington five days before her Bat Mitzvah, Miriam and her friends--studious and devout Avi Feuerstein, compassionate David Faroukh, and confident Judith Espinoza, all winners of their Jewish school's art contest--encounter a succession of Old Testament figures when the angel Ma'alchiel tasks the group with finding the biblical Moses's sister, Miriam. Though the stops along Colman's journey become repetitive, serving primarily as a vehicle to explore Jewish history, moving moments--particularly one when a distraught Avi asks why a mythical being didn't stop the Holocaust--more than compensate. Artist Petrovicz's angular linework portrays the ethnically diverse group in a variety of environments--synagogues, barren wastelands--and colorist Whitney Cogar's work bursts with luminescence at key, dramatic moments. Individual characters and the depth of their bonds carry the story forward, the historical content punctuated by moments of sincere hilarity. Ages 8--13. (Oct.)