Book: The Plain JanesAuthor: Cecil Castellucci
Audience: Teen
In a Nutshell: Four Janes make art, not war
After she is a victim in a terrorist attack in Metro City, Jane's family relocates to the sterile suburbs. She finds a group of misfits- Jane, Jayne, and Polly Jane- and once she overcomes their resistance, together they form P.L.A.I.N. (People Loving Art In Neighborhoods) and secretly perform random acts of public art, what some consider art terrorism. She continues to write letters to a John Doe in a coma in Metro City, and when a letter is returned, she must go against her parents' orders and go back to see what happened.
Great graphic novel about the healing and bonding power of art.
Art by Jim Rugg.
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