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challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
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tx2its's review
3.0
Reading 2023
Book 220: Charisma’s Turn: A Story of Girls and Their Gifts by Monique Couvson
A graphic novel I found perusing lists of must read graphic novels from 2023.
Synopsis: Charisma’s Turn is a graphic novel that follows the dynamic story of Charisma, a Black high school student who is grappling with mounting pressures from home and school. When frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future.
Review: The art in this book was awesome. As I sit to write this review, I cannot remember much of the story of this book even after reading the synopsis. Love this cover as well. My rating 3.5⭐️.
Book 220: Charisma’s Turn: A Story of Girls and Their Gifts by Monique Couvson
A graphic novel I found perusing lists of must read graphic novels from 2023.
Synopsis: Charisma’s Turn is a graphic novel that follows the dynamic story of Charisma, a Black high school student who is grappling with mounting pressures from home and school. When frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future.
Review: The art in this book was awesome. As I sit to write this review, I cannot remember much of the story of this book even after reading the synopsis. Love this cover as well. My rating 3.5⭐️.
thatsoneforthebooks's review
5.0
✨ Review ✨ Charisma’s Turn: A Graphic Novel by Monique Couvson
This book follows Charisma, a black high school student, who's having a hard time at school. The book shows the power of a teacher / staff member reaching out to try to understand her and what she's passionate about. the teacher engages with Charisma instead of just punishing her, and as a result, Charisma becomes really excited about climate advocacy and social justice because of her brother's asthma.
The illustrations weren't my favorite, but it might have been the quality of the scans in the review copy (the images felt just a little blurry).
Overall, a solid read, and one that's just as impactful (maybe more so) for teachers & adults to read as kids.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book follows Charisma, a black high school student, who's having a hard time at school. The book shows the power of a teacher / staff member reaching out to try to understand her and what she's passionate about. the teacher engages with Charisma instead of just punishing her, and as a result, Charisma becomes really excited about climate advocacy and social justice because of her brother's asthma.
The illustrations weren't my favorite, but it might have been the quality of the scans in the review copy (the images felt just a little blurry).
Overall, a solid read, and one that's just as impactful (maybe more so) for teachers & adults to read as kids.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
lizzydennyreadsabook's review
5.0
Charisma is always seen as the "angry Black girl" who is unable to control her temper and acts before she thinks. After an altercation turns physical in class, Charisma finds a supporter in her counselor who decides to use a restorative conversation and restorative justice instead of punitive measures. Charisma is able to channel her passion (often misread as anger or immaturity) into leading an after-school class revolving around social justice and finds her voice.
clettura_'s review
3.0
Charisma’s turn is a graphic novel that embraces many different themes.
Charisma is a girl with an anger inside herself always ready to explode, so at school she very often ends up in the principal Office or being punished.
His personality is dictated by so many things especially that of being always available for his younger brother suffering from severe asthma attacks.
One day after yet another quarrel she is given a chance, an teacher sees her not as someone who cannot change but rather as a girl who can become much more if only she found the right thing to fight for.
It was very smooth, the style of drawing is not very much my kind but I appreciated it, I would have liked to see the emotion of the protagonist even more, sometimes it seems that everything goes too fast.
Charisma is a girl with an anger inside herself always ready to explode, so at school she very often ends up in the principal Office or being punished.
His personality is dictated by so many things especially that of being always available for his younger brother suffering from severe asthma attacks.
One day after yet another quarrel she is given a chance, an teacher sees her not as someone who cannot change but rather as a girl who can become much more if only she found the right thing to fight for.
It was very smooth, the style of drawing is not very much my kind but I appreciated it, I would have liked to see the emotion of the protagonist even more, sometimes it seems that everything goes too fast.
the_resistance_book_club's review
5.0
I didn’t know what to expect from this book! But reading this book through and I was very pleased with the results. The characters were really good that added the layer of understanding when it comes to colorism. The representation is so vastly important even when it comes to the color of our skin. I wish we wouldn’t have to deal with colorism as we have other issues that affects us all Black people in America. The color illustration was wonderful as it sets the tone of the book throughout! The environmental issues was a great topic. But the overall focus is having that one teacher to help change the course of your path in life!
I can’t wait to get this book for my daughter to read and hope that she will one have a teacher that guides her through!
I can’t wait to get this book for my daughter to read and hope that she will one have a teacher that guides her through!