Séance Tea Party
“Séance Tea Party” by Reimena Yee is a beautiful, middle-grade graphic novel about the trials of growing up. In this fantastical story, 12-year-old Lora Xi wants to stay a kid forever, and she’ll do anything to make that happen… including befriending Alexa, the ghost who haunts her house. What follows is a journey of self-discovery as the lovable characters each realize what it means to be who you are.
Accolades
The A.V. Club Best Comics of 2020
A Junior Library Guild Selection
ALA List of Best Graphic Novels for Children 2021
"….Yee reminds the reader that growing up doesn’t have to entail abandoning childlike wonder; the story’s beautiful and moving execution demonstrates why it had to be a comic book. As anyone familiar with her Eisner-nominated masterpiece The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya could guess, Yee once again strategically forgoes strict paneling for lavish, jaw-dropping backgrounds. In Séance Tea Party, the detailed and scenic spreads with which Yee often opens chapters linger in the reader’s mind.” - AV Club
"It is impossible to read Séance Tea Party without marveling at Yee’s craftsmanship, both narratively and aesthetically. Taking inspiration from vintage Halloween artwork, every page of this graphic novel is something to behold. There are gutter-free splash pages that will leave you breathless, while other pages feature gutters crammed with adorable drawings – and all of it is intentional.” - The Beat
Author/Illustrator: Reimena Yee Publisher: Random House Children’s Books, 2015
