Stitches -- David Small

<p>David Small, a best-selling and highly regarded children's book illustrator, comes forward with this unflinching graphic memoir. Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute--a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.</p><p>A National Book Award finalist; winner of the ALA's Alex Award; a #1 <em>New York Times</em> graphic bestseller; <em>Publishers Weekly</em> and <em>Washington Post</em> Top Ten Books of the Year, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Favorite Book, ALA Great Graphic Novels, <em>Booklist</em> Editors Choice Award, Huffington Post Great Books of 2009, <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> Best of 2009, <em>Village Voice</em> Best Graphic Novel, finalist for two 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (Best Writer/Artist: Nonfiction; Best Reality-Based Work).</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> David Small<br><b>Publisher:</b> W. W. Norton & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 08/01/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.38lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.96h x 7.08w x 0.81d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780393338966<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 3.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 1<br><