Frankie's World bookcover

Frankie's World

Aoife Dooley, Aoife Dooley

Frankie knows she’s not like anyone else in her class: she’s different, but she can’t quite figure out why. Is it the new freckle on her nose, or the fact she’s small for her age? Or that she has to go to the hospital sometimes? Everyone else seems to think she’s weird too, and they make fun of her at school. Frankie’s dad left when she was a baby – maybe he was different too? It would explain why she always feels like an alien. So she and her best-friend Sam, embark on a mission to track him down.
A graphic novel offering a unique perspective on Autism, told with humour and heart. Brought to life with glorious colour artwork in a distinctive blue and orange palette.

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I found this book more quicker and interesting to read about Frankie's daily life with her family. She tracks down and fortunately finds her Dad so that she can visit her. Frankie's hair colour matches her Dad's!

Lots of ennergy

I think it is the best book I have read so far and my favourite book , my favourite character is Frankie as she is very funny . her sister Abbey is always being mean to her except from on her birthday because there is cake . frankie also has a friend called sam who had to clean the wheels of her wheelchair as the dog pooped on them . her Mum is her second best friend and her mum's heart doesn't work right so she has to go for check up all the time . Frankie's favourite food is waffles and she also comes from Ireland and likes video games and rock music she also gets bullied by a lot of people like Nadine.frankie love art.

If you like comics then you will love this

Amazing book! But I wish there was more colour in the illustrations.

it was a very good book and I enjoy it. I would recommend it to someone.

It was awesome {partly because it was a comic!}!

It was a very good book.

I liked that Frankie never gave up and always kept on trying her best and was very brave.

I like this book because the message is that everybody is unique and they don’t have to be the same.

The message in this book is that everybody is unique and they don’t have to be the same.

I chose this because I have autism too

I'm not a massive fan of graphic novels but found it an interesting book to start a discussion about autism.

I though the meaning of this book was really clear and understandable, and the art style was pretty. This was a good book to read. I enjoyed reading it.

I think it is a great book

It was brilliant and funny

It was by a author with my name It was funny

I enjoyed this book, however it is written sort of as a comic strip so it is actually shorter than 273 full pages. I would recommend this book to someone else.

It was sort of an emotional rollercoaster coaster and I would definitely recommend it to others wanting to learn about autism and how it can affect people with making friends.

My first graphic novel read cover to cover. Actually found it easier to navigate than I thought I would and the images weren't so detailed that they distracted me from the flow of the text. Great for representation and another neurodivergent text to recommend when we read The London Eye Mystery!

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