This week\, "Lunch and Learn" becomes "Ris e and Shine" because our guests are 12 hours in the future! So grab some O J or a cup of coffee and tune in to a virtual conversation with the Prince George&rsquo\;s County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George&rsquo \;s County Memorial Library System. Our \;special guests will be Jes a nd Cin Wibowo in conversation about their graphic novel\, "Lunar Boy." You may also recognize their illustrative work from "Weirdo" written by Tony Weaver\, Jr.\, a November 2024 Lunch and Learn\, which you can find here. \;
\nAbout the Book:
\nIndu\, a \;boy \;from the moon\, feels like he doesn't belong. He hasn't since he and his adoptive m om disembarked from their spaceship--their home--to live on Earth with the ir new blended family. The kids at school think he's weird\; he has a crus h on his pen pal\, who might not like him back\; and his stepfamily doesn' t seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all\, Indu can't even talk to his mom about how he's feeling because she's so busy. In a moment of lone liness\, Indu calls out to the moon\, begging them to take him back. And a gainst all odds\, the moon hears him and agrees to bring him home of the f irst day of the New Year. But as the promised day draws nearer\, Indu find s friendship in unlikely places and discovers that home is more than where you come from. And when the moon calls again\, Indu must decide: is he wi lling to give up what he's just found?
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Find the book in our collection: Book \;| Ebook\n
About the Authors: \;
\nJes and Cin Wibowo are award winn ing Indonesian twin authors and artists\, who love \;making magical an d bittersweet graphic novels for middle grade readers. The two were born a nd raised mostly in Jakarta\, traveling between the US and Indonesia often . They both graduated with a BFA and MFA in Sequential Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design. Now based in Jakarta\, the two enjoy eating com fort food and being perpetually culture shocked wherever they go.
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