Doodles from the Boogie Down

<b>A young Dominican girl navigates middle school her strict mother shifting friendships and her dream of being an artist in this debut coming-of-age graphic novel inspired by the author's tween years.</b><br><br>Eighth grade in New York City means one thing: It’s time to start applying to high schools! While her friends are looking at school catalogs and studying for entrance exams Steph is doodling in her notebook and waiting for art class to begin. When her art teacher tells her about LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts Steph desperately wants to apply. But she’s in the Bronx and LaGuardia is a public school in Manhattan—which her mom would not approve of. Steph comes up with a plan that includes lying to her mom friends and teachers. Keeping secrets isn’t easy and Steph must decide how far she’ll go to get what she wants.<br><br><i>Doodles from the Boogie Down</i> is a sparkling semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel debut set in the early aughts that's perfect for fans of <i>Sunny Side Up</i> by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm and <i>Real Friends</i> by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham. <b>Praise for <i>Doodles from the Boogie Down</i> by Stephanie Rodriguez:</b><br><br>“<b>Bright bubbly</b>.”<br> — Kelly Fernández award-winning author of <i>Manu</i><br><br>A<b> fun and engaging </b>story about friendship family and never giving up on your dreams.<br>—Terri Libenson <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Emmie &amp; Friends series <br><br><i>Doodles from the Boogie Down </i>is an <b>absolutely delightful</b> debut. Readers will fall in love with creative Steph and her warmhearted world and be inspired to do some doodling—and dreaming!—of their own.<br>—Megan Wagner Lloyd bestselling author of <i>Allergic</i><br><br><b>Upbeat and effervescent</b>… An artfully rendered sweetly impressive coming-of-age journey.<br>—<i>Kirkus Reviews </i> Stephanie Rodriguez is a Bronx-born comic book artist and illustrator. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2011 with a BFA in illustration. Stephanie creates illustrations and self-published comics depicting the highs and lows of everyday life. Her work has been featured on BuzzFeed Remezcla VaynerMedia and NPR. <i>Doodles from the Boogie Down</i> is her debut middle grade graphic novel.<br> <b>A young Dominican girl navigates middle school her strict mother shifting friendships and her dream of being an artist in this debut coming-of-age graphic novel inspired by the author's tween years.</b><br><br>Eighth grade in New York City means one thing: It’s time to start applying to high schools! While her friends are looking at school catalogs and studying for entrance exams Steph is doodling in her notebook and waiting for art class to begin. When her art teacher tells her about LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts Steph desperately wants to apply. But she’s in the Bronx and LaGuardia is a public school in Manhattan—which her mom would not approve of. Steph comes up with a plan that includes lying to her mom friends and teachers. Keeping secrets isn’t easy and Steph must decide how far she’ll go to get what she wants.<br><br><i>Doodles from the Boogie Down</i> is a sparkling semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel debut set in the early aughts that's perfect for fans of <i>Sunny Side Up</i> by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm and <i>Real Friends</i> by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham.