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A review by captwinghead
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
4.0
Very cute middle grade graphic novel with a lot of heart!
Artie is an eight grader that discovers her mother is a werewolf one night. She learns that she comes from a line of werewolves and learns more about her family as she comes into her powers.
The lore behind the werewolves is interesting. The magic ties itself to what Artie’s ancestors did to survive slavery. There’s a lot of themes here about found family and community as there are hundreds of wolves that live together and protect each other from threats. The greatest ones being vampires.
Artie is a great character. She loves photography; in part because it makes her feel connected to her dad. She’s gay and, while she has a love interest in this story, that doesn’t take center stage in this story. The majority of this book is about Artie learning her parents’ story and dealing with how it’s affected her current life.
The story of how her parents Kelly and Loretta met and fell in love was very sweet. I love Artie’s father!
So, it’s a great book for younger audiences. I love seeing a black queer lead at the center of a story like this.
Artie is an eight grader that discovers her mother is a werewolf one night. She learns that she comes from a line of werewolves and learns more about her family as she comes into her powers.
The lore behind the werewolves is interesting. The magic ties itself to what Artie’s ancestors did to survive slavery. There’s a lot of themes here about found family and community as there are hundreds of wolves that live together and protect each other from threats. The greatest ones being vampires.
Artie is a great character. She loves photography; in part because it makes her feel connected to her dad. She’s gay and, while she has a love interest in this story, that doesn’t take center stage in this story. The majority of this book is about Artie learning her parents’ story and dealing with how it’s affected her current life.
The story of how her parents Kelly and Loretta met and fell in love was very sweet. I love Artie’s father!
So, it’s a great book for younger audiences. I love seeing a black queer lead at the center of a story like this.