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The Good Fight by Ted Staunton
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I received a copy of The Good Fight by Ted Staunton and Josh Rosen from Scholastic Canada in exchange for an honest review.
The Good Fight is a graphic novel that tells the story of the Riot at Christie Pits in Toronto in 1933. The story follows Sid and his friend Plug as they try to help their families out. Surrounding them is the city they live in, where tensions are running high as Hitler is gaining power across the ocean in Germany, raising racial tensions around the world. While I had briefly learned about the Riot at Christie Pits in high school, it wasn't really something that I remember much about. This is what makes a graphic novel such a great medium for bringing stories from historical events to life, when it is written and portrayed well, which The Good Fight is. There is a good mix of historical events happening as these personal histories and stories are told. I would highly recommend this graphic novel to readers and also any Canadian high school history teachers who may want to add a great new graphic novel to their curriculum.
The Good Fight is a graphic novel that tells the story of the Riot at Christie Pits in Toronto in 1933. The story follows Sid and his friend Plug as they try to help their families out. Surrounding them is the city they live in, where tensions are running high as Hitler is gaining power across the ocean in Germany, raising racial tensions around the world. While I had briefly learned about the Riot at Christie Pits in high school, it wasn't really something that I remember much about. This is what makes a graphic novel such a great medium for bringing stories from historical events to life, when it is written and portrayed well, which The Good Fight is. There is a good mix of historical events happening as these personal histories and stories are told. I would highly recommend this graphic novel to readers and also any Canadian high school history teachers who may want to add a great new graphic novel to their curriculum.