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Vera Vance, comics star, Claudia Mills ; pictures by Grace Zong

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Vera Vance

Claudia Mills ; pictures by Grace Zong

comics star

Third grader Vera Vance has signed up for the comics camp after-school program, but her mother would much rather she focus on academics, athletics, music, anything but comics! Vera loves all things comic books, so she can't wait for the comics after-school class to start, even though her mother wonders whether it's educational enough. But Vera is determined to participate, and starts developing her own comic about Big Spoon and Little Spoon with the encouragement of her enthusiastic friend Nixie and instruction from teachers who are accomplished cartoonists themselves. As the weeks go by, the after-school teachers announce that for the final class, students will go on a field trip to a local comic-con, and they can even enter a page from their comics in a contest that will be judged there! Vera isn't surprised when her mother says she can't go. But maybe Big Spoon and Little Spoon can convince her mother to accept her passion

juvenile

Comics star