As before, the tennis matches are depicted with pace and spirit. This story, with its elements of sports, fantasy, and social consciousness that highlight tensions between the powerful and those they prey upon, successfully continues the series conceived by late basketball superstar Bryant. Legacy will have to overcome her fears and find the magic that allowed her to claim victory in the past. Winning at tennis is not just about money and fame, but resisting Silla’s plans to send more young people into brutal mines with little hope of better lives. If Legacy is to win again, she must play her imposter while disguised as someone else. False Legacy has become a hero to the masses, further strengthening Silla’s hold, and it becomes imperative to uncover and defeat her. She is so convincing that the real Legacy is accused of being an imitation. With her friends’ help, she is in training to defend her championship when they discover that another player, operating under the protection of High Consul Silla, is presenting herself as Legacy. In this sequel to Legacy and the Queen (2019), Legacy Petrin and her friends Javi and Pippa have returned to Legacy’s home province and the orphanage run by her father. Lucy and Georgianna present White Vanessa and Rupa are cued as Asian.Īn honest coming-of-age story with extra appeal for music lovers.Ī young tennis champion becomes the target of revenge. Effective, dynamic use of panel variations and white space complement Brinkman’s text. The vibrant color palette of Chiki’s art feels contemporary while also evoking the 1960s.

Snippets from The Beatles’ catalog and other classics often reinforce the narrative. In addition to changing friendship dynamics and tensions, family is a strong focus, and bridging it all and providing comfort is music.

Brinkman deftly captures how friendships ebb and flow. Beginning in the fall of 2012 and taking place over the course of the school year, readers see all the day-to-day ups and downs of middle school life. While Lucy bonds quickly with the new member, the rest of the band does not click as easily. They just need a guitar player-and classmate Georgianna Birk might be it. Inspired by the Fab Four, Lucy and her best friends, Vanessa Takahashi and Rupa Khanna, are three-fourths of the way toward having a rock band. When Lucy Sutcliffe comes across her parents’ old vinyl records, it’s the start of Beatlemania for the young drummer. A seventh grader and her friends form a band.

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