Lost and Found (Cici's Journal #2)

by Joris Chamblain (Author) Aurélie Neyret (Illustrator)

Lost and Found (Cici's Journal #2)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: CICI's Journal
Everyone has secrets, but no one can hide them from Cici! As a future writer, Cici knows what questions to ask and where to find the clues she needs to unlock peoples' hearts. Yet even though Cici is great at helping others, for a long time now she has kept a dark and painful secret hidden inside herself. Cici's friends and mom all want to help her heal, but she keeps pushing them away. Can a treasure hunt, a mysterious mansion, and an epic beachside fight help her to open up at last?
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Kirkus

Movingly shows how human life contains more mysteries than any hidden room or secret code.                                                                                                                              

School Library Journal

Gr 4-7--Chamblain picks up the story of aspiring writer Cici, who was introduced in Cici's Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training. Each chapter contains a quiet and thoughtful story wrapped around a mystery; as each mystery is solved, the characters grow a little more. Cici, her friends, and her mother untangle the story of a young bookbinder's missing memories and a riddle hidden in an old mansion. Children need not have read the first installment to enjoy this one, but those who have will appreciate how much Cici evolves. In this volume, Cici has learned to be a better friend and daughter, and she finds that working with others rather than hiding the truth from them will help her solve mysteries and also lessen some of her anxiety. The format, a mix of journal and scrapbook, combined with Neyret's ethereal and luminous artwork, will draw in even the most reluctant readers. Cici and her family are white. VERDICT The tales of this intrepid middle schooler will inspire readers who love graphic novels, mysteries, heartfelt stories, and characters who pull at the heartstrings.--Andrea Lipinski, New York P.L., New York City

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Joris Chamblain

Joris Chamblain was born on January 29, 1984. He stumbled into graphic novels when he was very little and decided at an early age that comics would be his career. Nowadays he devotes all his time to writing comics and books for kids, and even trying his hand at a novel. He and his many artistic collaborators have quite a few projects in the works.

Aurélie Neyret is an illustrator from Lyon, France. When she was little, she loved to hide away and read all night long, and--more than anything else--to draw! Today, her approach to life hasn't changed much, and she works hard to bring her projects to fruition.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250763402
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
First Second
Publication date
July 20, 2021
Series
CICI's Journal
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV008120 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Mystery & Detective
Library of Congress categories
Diaries
Graphic novels
Authors
Girls
Comics (Graphic works)
Action and adventure comics
Detective and mystery comics
Investigations
Children and adults

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