49 Days
- Subject
- Comics & Graphic Novels - General
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Levine Querido
- ISBN
- 9781646143740
Best of the Year: BookPage - NYPL - Chicago Public Library - Kirkus - CCBC
Day 1
Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’s that…?
And so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: 49 Days. In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind.
Agnes Lee has captivated readers across the world for years with her illustrations for the New York Times Metropolitan Diary. Her debut graphic novel is an unforgettable story of death, grief, love, and how we keep moving forward.
P R A I S E
★ “49 Days is an unusual, profoundly moving graphic novel whose elegance belies its complexity and whose emotional impact only grows upon rereading.”
—BookPage (starred)
★ “A gorgeous, resonating, even mystical creation with little text, overflowing with unsaid feelings... Gently, nudgingly, Lee brilliantly intertwines the past, present, and future.”
—Booklist (starred)
★ “A moving portrayal of mortality and its aftermath.”
—Kirkus (starred)
“Middle and high school readers will relate to the universal experiences of love, loss, and family tradition.”
—School Library Journal
“Expressive, fluid…an exemplar of what it means to trust the audience.”
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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What reviewers said
[STAR] “A moving portrayal of mortality and its aftermath.”
“A beautiful and bittersweet tale.”
“Expressive, fluid…an exemplar of what it means to trust the audience.”
“The illustrations are sparse as to be meditative, like taking deep breaths just to get to the next moment, which is how grieving feels. 49 Days shows that grief is a mountain to climb for the one who has to do it alone, and a painful journey for the people left behind. Readers will feel triumph and sadness at seeing Kit’s completion.”
[STAR] “49 Days is an unusual, profoundly moving graphic novel whose elegance belies its complexity and whose emotional impact only grows upon rereading.”
“A tale of grief, loss, love, and healing through a metaphysical journey of redemption and self-discovery.”
“A deeply moving exploration of life after death, making peace with regret and life’s inevitabilities, and learning how to move on.”
