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Seance tea party5/18/2023 ![]() A perfect choice for young readers coping with the death of a loved one or even those beginning life in a new school or new city, Alexa and Lora show that nothing you love is ever truly gone and growing up can be a blessing. So without further ado and directly from Festival of the Dead, here’s a brief list of 2022 Salem Haunted Happenings: The Official Salem Witches’ Halloween Ball. ![]() Change is scary and loss is painful, but Alexa and Lora both learn that they are a part of life and lead to new, exciting experiences. It well may be an easier task to list what not to do in Salem during October the city overflows with events, tours, celebrations and such. While Yee never shies away from the realities of death and the bittersweet loss of youthful imagination, these realities are never presented as dangerous. Meanwhile, Alexa confronts the world and people she left behind, coming upon her old friends who have aged and moved on (a series of pages where Alexa paints wrinkles over her mirrored face is particularly poignant and heartbreaking). Lora's shift away from childish things is shown simultaneously with focused images of school dances and video games and in the subtle disappearance of background images of imaginary friends. Eisner Award–winner Yee crafts a gentle story of growing up and growing apart in a graphic novel full of vintage hues and fluid panels. With those memories (and Lora's natural progression into teenage-dom), Alexa remembers the friends she lost in death and begins to wonder if it might be time to move on. While Alexa encourages Lora to try new things, Lora allows Alexa to remember all the magic of childhood. When her best friend forgets her birthday, a lonely Lora decides to distract herself with a spooky tea party, complete with homemade Ouija board, and accidentally conjures up teen ghost Alexa. Eleven-year-old Lora Xi loves all things spooky and playing pretend, and she's worried to see her friends moving into the more grownup world of magazines, makeup, and memes.
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