![]() ![]() Francisco, or Frank, has moved from Argentina, and is miserably enrolled at Willard Dunn High School. The time before, with mom, and the time after, without mom, is given an effective montage treatment through glimpses of the family photo album.īut then Francisco Mendoza and his family move next door. Their careful, sterile life is conveyed through formal pictures of a house dedicated to housing a piano, not a family. Tchaikovsky gets an hour in the afternoon, with Stravinsky and Shostakovich sharing two hours after dinner. ![]() Her two hours of Bartok are balanced by two hours of algebra and Spanish after lunch. Her grueling daily schedule allows her a single hour of free time the rest of her waking moments are full of piano practice, eating, and school time. After her mother dies, she fills her time playing the piano with her music teacher father, Victor. Glory has played piano pretty much her whole life. Analyzing the title feels like it requires a special vocabulary it’s not quite a graphic novel it feels most like a found scrapbook. Although there are very few words on each page, the visual elements are all carefully chosen and placed. It’s a fascinating format - available digitally and physically - full of arresting visuals and links to outside media. Chopsticks, Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo CorralĬhopsticks is a particularly interesting item from the buzzed-about portion of our contenda list. ![]()
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