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About The Book
About The Illustrator
Hope Larson is the author of Who Is AC? and the author-illustrator of Mercury, Chiggers, Gray Horses, and Salamander Dream, which Publishers Weekly named one of 2005's best comics. She won a 2007 Eisner Award, the highest honor for a comic artist. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles. You can visit her at HopeLarson.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (June 17, 2008)
- Length: 176 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416935872
- Grades: 5 - 9
- Ages: 10 - 14
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Raves and Reviews
"Chiggers is a fresh, honest, and sweetly touching story drawn by a master artist. Kudos!" -- Jennifer L. Holm, Newbery Honor Award-winning author of Penny from Heaven and Our Only May Amelia, and co-creator of Babymouse
"Hope Larson shows off the deft storytelling and inventive layouts that made her a web-comics sensation." -- Gene Yang, Michael L. Printz Award-winning creator of American Born Chinese
Awards and Honors
- ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Nominee
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): Chiggers Trade Paperback 9781416935872
- Author Photo (jpg): Hope Larson Photograph by the Bui Brothers(2.8 MB)
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