The Golden Hour
From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that gently explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, healing from tragedy, and hope for a better tomorrow.
Struggling with anxiety after witnessing a harrowing instance of gun violence, Manuel Soto copes through photography, using his cell-phone camera to find anchors that keep him grounded. His days are a lonely, latchkey monotony until he's teamed with his classmates, Sebastian and Caysha, for a group project.
Sebastian lives on a grass-fed cattle farm outside of town, and Manuel finds solace in the open fields and in the antics of the newborn calf Sebastian is hand-raising. As Manuel aides his new friends in their preparations for the local county fair, he learns to open up, confronts his deepest fears, and even finds first love.---from the publisher
256 pages 978-0316540339 Ages 8-12
Keywords: graphic novel, finding yourself, healing, resilience, anxiety, dealing with anxiety, gun violence, friends, friendship, farm, fears, first love, social situations, photography, LGBTQ, mental health, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, trauma, first love,
