Who Owns the Clouds?
Tundra · Hardcover · January 10, 2023
A powerful and visually arresting fictional memoir of trauma, memory and hope in the aftermath of war, for readers 12 and up.
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- Who it’s for
- A visually arresting fictional memoir moves through fractured memory, wartime trauma, and the possibility of healing.
- Themes
- War and displacement, Trauma and memory, Hope and healing
- Genres
- YA Historical Comics, War & Military, Immigration for Teens
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A powerful and visually arresting fictional memoir of trauma, memory and hope in the aftermath of war, for readers 12 and up. For fans of Maus. Even though Mila is no longer a child, she is overcome by memories — memories of a childhood halfway between reality and dreaming, and not knowing which is which. In her dreams, Mila and her family leave their bombed village to stand in line for weeks on end, suitcases in hand, hoping to move on to better lives.
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But the memories of her uncle’s disappearance, and the approach of looming clouds, keep blurring the lines between past and present, real and unreal. How can Mila move forward? Perhaps if the clouds can remind her of where she’s from, they can also show her where to go . . . Winner of a Governor General’s Award, Canada’s most prestigious literary prize, and the Bologna Ragazzi Award, this stunningly evocative book about experience, trauma and healing will stay with readers from beginning to end.
Memory in the Clouds
A visually arresting fictional memoir moves through fractured memory, wartime trauma, and the possibility of healing.
Come here for
- A child’s memories suspended between dreaming and reality
- A thoughtful story about displacement, loss, and hope
Expect
- An evocative, emotionally weighty reading experience
- Past and present blur as Mila tries to move forward
Where it sits
| YA Historical Comics | 63% |
|---|---|
| War & Military | 43% |
| Immigration for Teens | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Graphic Novels
- YA Historical Comics
- YA Horror Comics
- Authors
- Mario Brassard
- Publisher
- Tundra
- Published
- January 10, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- War and displacement · Trauma and memory · Hope and healing
- Reading lane
- YA Graphic Novels