Emond also gave happyface, the guy, a damn honest voice, its as if you are reading an actual persons journal. The book itself and its creator, stephen emond, are both absolutely brilliant. But he has a way with words and does alright with a pencil. It gave me a sense of mystery to the book and a new dimension to a seemingly simple plot. Stephen emond in love with his best friend and helpless to do anything about his family falling apart, he wasnt doing so great at life in the first place. Sep 12, 2015 happyface is a fiction novel thats formatted like youre reading someones journal. Stephen emonds debut happyface is unlike many books ive read recently. Happyface reminds me a lot of one of my alltime favourite picture books, michael rosens sad book. Happyface is a beautiful, aweinspiring, unique bookeach page has fully integrated text and art. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. Stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for 12 issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. Book recommendations for people who like happyface by stephen emond. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy. Bright lights, dark nights stephen emond macmillan.
He has his own fan club but he wasnt always this awesome. Many of these scenes felt like they were there just to fill up space. Also, the author seems to assume that being edgy say, referencing masturbation is the same as being funny. Happyface by stephen emond 2011, hardcover, prebound for. Happyface stephen emond haftad 9780316040990 bokus. Told through a diary format, to include email messages, pages of sketches, comics, and instant messages, this is the story of happyface. Summer before sophomore year was going well for happyface. In fact, as the book unfolds, we learn a lot about gretchen, her friends karma and misty moon, her exboyfriend trevor, and even about happyfaces ex. Happyface is a very quick read, and really really good. Chloe and the boy started become very good friends until she started dating the boys brother.
Sep 14, 2011 happyface by stephen emond today is the day the world changed, and that is all i will say because i dont ever want to think of it again. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like stephen emond discover inside connections to recommended job. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like stephen emond discover inside connections to. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.
After going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. Our main character unknown name is not very popular at school and doesnt really have an friends. His first novel, happyface, was published in march 2010. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a. The narrator known only by the nickname happyface writes about how his life was turned upside down after a family tragedy. Then he and his mom move to a different town, and he has to take on a whole new life. Happyface happyface by emond, stephen author mar0110 hardcover hardcover march 1, 2010 by stephen emond author visit amazons stephen emond page. I suggest this book for 7th9th grade because the characters are around that age range. Mar 21, 2020 happyface reaches for him and gets a fist square in the face. The book happyface by stephen emond was a very goodinteresting book because of all the changes our main character was going through. Happyface by stephen emond, 9780316040990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. First off, underneath the smile on the jacket is a sad face.
Do you think his choice to write and draw pictures in a journal was an effective way to tell happyfaces story. Happyface is a fiction novel thats formatted like youre reading someones journal. Chloe is really cool and really good with anything and loves happyface, but she isnt admitting it. Stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for twelve issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. Click to read more about happyface by stephen emond. Bright lights, dark nights by stephen emond, paperback. He tries so hard to be happy, to be friendly, to be likable, that she dubs him happyface, and it sticks. Moving easily between cartoons and painterly blackandwhite illustration, this epistolary. Happyface is the nickname that the object of his idolization, gretchen, gave him. Apr 23, 2010 happyface stephen emond little, brown march 2010 summary after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. In love with his best friend and helpless to do anything about his family falling apart, he wasnt doing so great at life in the first place. Stephen emond is the creator of the emo boy comic series, two illustrated young adult novels, happyface andwinter town, and steverino, a comic strip that ran in his local connecticut newspaper.
Poignantly real journal entries, emails and chat sessions allow readers to see into happyfaces world, and many will identify with his yearning for supposed normalcy. This is a wonderful book about a boy whos nickname is happyface, who tries to be a go lucky guy in his new. Little, brown books for young readers number of pages. Oct 27, 2011 happyface by stephen emond, 9780316040990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Soon happyface is no longer sadface but happyface again. Poignantly real journal entries, emails and chat sessions allow readers to see into happyface s world, and many will identify with his yearning for supposed normalcy.
Throughout all of his changes, happyfaces writing feels very genuine. He created the comic book series emo boy, collected in two volumes, and is the critically. Became happyface, a kid of many friends and social life. Hes attempting to reinvent himself in the wake of some pretty traumatic events. He meets gretchen the girl of his dreams and with a smile on. See the world through his hilariously selfdeprecating eyes as he learns to shed his comicbookloving, computergame playing ways.
Stephen emond is the creator of the emo boy comic series, two illustrated young adult novels, happyface and winter town, the ya novel bright lights, dark nights, and steverino, a comic strip that ran in his local connecticut newspaper. Though the catalyst for his metamorphosis is so understated that its possible some may miss it altogether and be a bit puzzled later in the story, this is a minor detail in an. Hello, my name is stephen emond, or just steve if you prefer. Why do you think happyface never draws a true picture of himself. I think happyface is like the diary of the wimpy kid, but just a little more mature. As if taken from the mind of a real, tormented teen, happyface tells the story of an unnamed teenagers way to cope through writing and drawing in a sketchbook given to him by his father. To begin with i should tell you that i have placed this book on my 2011 mock printz reading list.
The topper for me is, i have no idea what the main characters name is. Sur ma chaine, je vous propose des conseils beaute, soins, mode, des tutos, des hauls, des concours, des produits termines, des video. This book is realistic fiction which is fiction but its realistic so it has realistic things in it like what we have in the real world. Happyface happyface by emond, stephen author mar01. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Happyface by stephen emond del valle health science. Stephen emond s debut happyface is unlike many books ive read recently. Happyface becomes friends with gretchen and the moon sisters. Mar 03, 2010 happyface by authorillustrator stephen emond. All you do is wait for happyface to realize the obvious. He also won a national contest for his comic strip series steverino, which ran for several years in his local connecticut newspaper. Stephen emonds debut happyface is unlike many books ive read. So when he swtiched schools, he slapped on a grin and went from. Happyface is a weird and fairly tedious book, but if anyone enjoys the series dairy of the wimpy kid then you would enjoy this book.
Happyface first is a control freak, but he is really kind and not really aware. He has no summer homes in exotic locales, and has yet to win even one single solitary popularity contest. When happyface switched schools he pasted on a grin and became, well, happyface. Happyface by stephen emond happyface stephen emond little, brown march 2010 summary after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. Happyfaces former best friend comes back in an interesting plot twist. Dec 25, 2019 the art style in happyface often came off as grimlooking with its many dark shades of gray. Happyface reaches for him and gets a fist square in the face.
Search for library items search for lists search for. Happyface enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. Stephen emond portland, connecticut professional profile. So he decides he can be whoever he wants to be, and decides to be the mr. There isnt much about that me isnt be said in this excerpt from the happyface page on. Aug 01, 2019 happyface by stephen emond the art of language. Enter happyface s journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. I liked the narrators voice and thought that emond portrayed high school very well.
Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artisti. But while making new friends he hids his past under. Mar 15, 2010 happyface is a beautiful, aweinspiring, unique bookeach page has fully integrated text and art. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Happyface by stephen emond 2011, paperback condition. The day came leaving us with a faint idea of what really happened. Happyface by stephen emond today is the day the world changed, and that is all i will say because i dont ever want to think of it again. Stephen emond after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself.
View stephen emonds professional profile on linkedin. How do you feel about the authors style of writing. Happyfaces characters are overwhelming, as in a good way. Happyface book king county library system bibliocommons. This book is to replicate a journal written by a boy in high school, which is why the font looks like stepphen was written and there are pictures on every page. Students are just now starting to make their way through that list so i dont really have any feedback. Jun 14, 2011 stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for twelve issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. President trump and coronavirus task force hold briefing at the white house cbs news 18,147 watching live now.
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