Happyface by stephen emond

Happyface is a fiction novel thats formatted like youre reading someones journal. Bright lights, dark nights stephen emond macmillan. Summer before sophomore year was going well for happyface. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. View stephen emonds professional profile on linkedin. Mar 15, 2010 happyface is a beautiful, aweinspiring, unique bookeach page has fully integrated text and art. The narrator known only by the nickname happyface writes about how his life was turned upside down after a family tragedy. Apr 23, 2010 happyface stephen emond little, brown march 2010 summary after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. Stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for twelve issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. Stephen emonds debut happyface is unlike many books ive read recently. Happyface is a weird and fairly tedious book, but if anyone enjoys the series dairy of the wimpy kid then you would enjoy this book. Mar 21, 2020 happyface reaches for him and gets a fist square in the face.

Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like stephen emond discover inside connections to recommended job. All you do is wait for happyface to realize the obvious. Click to read more about happyface by stephen emond. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He meets gretchen the girl of his dreams and with a smile on. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artisti. Happyface is a very quick read, and really really good. The book happyface by stephen emond was a very goodinteresting book because of all the changes our main character was going through. Stephen emond is the creator of the emo boy comic series, two illustrated young adult novels, happyface and winter town, the ya novel bright lights, dark nights, and steverino, a comic strip that ran in his local connecticut newspaper. Happyface is the nickname that the object of his idolization, gretchen, gave him. President trump and coronavirus task force hold briefing at the white house cbs news 18,147 watching live now.

The book itself and its creator, stephen emond, are both absolutely brilliant. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. Stephen emond in love with his best friend and helpless to do anything about his family falling apart, he wasnt doing so great at life in the first place. Stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for 12 issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. So he decides he can be whoever he wants to be, and decides to be the mr. Why do you think happyface never draws a true picture of himself. Aug 01, 2019 happyface by stephen emond the art of language. This book is to replicate a journal written by a boy in high school, which is why the font looks like stepphen was written and there are pictures on every page. Poignantly real journal entries, emails and chat sessions allow readers to see into happyface s world, and many will identify with his yearning for supposed normalcy. Happyface is a beautiful, aweinspiring, unique bookeach page has fully integrated text and art.

But he has a way with words and does alright with a pencil. Chloe and the boy started become very good friends until she started dating the boys brother. Happyface by stephen emond happyface stephen emond little, brown march 2010 summary after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. I think happyface is like the diary of the wimpy kid, but just a little more mature. Soon happyface is no longer sadface but happyface again. Happyface by stephen emond del valle health science. Search for library items search for lists search for. Happyface by stephen emond today is the day the world changed, and that is all i will say because i dont ever want to think of it again. Poignantly real journal entries, emails and chat sessions allow readers to see into happyfaces world, and many will identify with his yearning for supposed normalcy. Happyface stephen emond haftad 9780316040990 bokus. Happyface by stephen emond 2011, paperback condition. Hes attempting to reinvent himself in the wake of some pretty traumatic events.

Chloe is really cool and really good with anything and loves happyface, but she isnt admitting it. Jun 14, 2011 stephen emond is the creator of emo boy, which ran for twelve issues and two collections with slave labor graphics. Dec 25, 2019 the art style in happyface often came off as grimlooking with its many dark shades of gray. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy.

Little, brown books for young readers number of pages. Happyface book king county library system bibliocommons. Oct 27, 2011 happyface by stephen emond, 9780316040990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He tries so hard to be happy, to be friendly, to be likable, that she dubs him happyface, and it sticks. But while making new friends he hids his past under. See the world through his hilariously selfdeprecating eyes as he learns to shed his comicbookloving, computergame playing ways.

Became happyface, a kid of many friends and social life. Stephen emonds debut happyface is unlike many books ive read. The topper for me is, i have no idea what the main characters name is. Happyfaces former best friend comes back in an interesting plot twist. Happyface first is a control freak, but he is really kind and not really aware. Happyface by stephen emond 2011, hardcover, prebound for. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. So when he swtiched schools, he slapped on a grin and went from. Sep 12, 2015 happyface is a fiction novel thats formatted like youre reading someones journal. As if taken from the mind of a real, tormented teen, happyface tells the story of an unnamed teenagers way to cope through writing and drawing in a sketchbook given to him by his father. First off, underneath the smile on the jacket is a sad face. It gave me a sense of mystery to the book and a new dimension to a seemingly simple plot. Our main character unknown name is not very popular at school and doesnt really have an friends.

When happyface switched schools he pasted on a grin and became, well, happyface. Enter happyface s journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. Throughout all of his changes, happyfaces writing feels very genuine. Happyface by stephen emond, 9780316040990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a. Do you think his choice to write and draw pictures in a journal was an effective way to tell happyfaces story. Then he and his mom move to a different town, and he has to take on a whole new life. Stephen emond is the creator of the emo boy comic series, two illustrated young adult novels, happyface andwinter town, and steverino, a comic strip that ran in his local connecticut newspaper. Though the catalyst for his metamorphosis is so understated that its possible some may miss it altogether and be a bit puzzled later in the story, this is a minor detail in an. Stephen emond portland, connecticut professional profile. Book recommendations for people who like happyface by stephen emond.

Happyface reminds me a lot of one of my alltime favourite picture books, michael rosens sad book. He also won a national contest for his comic strip series steverino, which ran for several years in his local connecticut newspaper. After going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. Happyface happyface by emond, stephen author mar0110 hardcover hardcover march 1, 2010 by stephen emond author visit amazons stephen emond page.

In fact, as the book unfolds, we learn a lot about gretchen, her friends karma and misty moon, her exboyfriend trevor, and even about happyfaces ex. Students are just now starting to make their way through that list so i dont really have any feedback. Told through a diary format, to include email messages, pages of sketches, comics, and instant messages, this is the story of happyface. The day came leaving us with a faint idea of what really happened. He has no summer homes in exotic locales, and has yet to win even one single solitary popularity contest. Emond also gave happyface, the guy, a damn honest voice, its as if you are reading an actual persons journal. Sur ma chaine, je vous propose des conseils beaute, soins, mode, des tutos, des hauls, des concours, des produits termines, des video. How do you feel about the authors style of writing. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like stephen emond discover inside connections to.

Happyface enter happyfaces journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happygolucky guy after he moves to a new town. Stephen emond s debut happyface is unlike many books ive read recently. Sep 14, 2011 happyface by stephen emond today is the day the world changed, and that is all i will say because i dont ever want to think of it again. Happyface happyface by emond, stephen author mar01. He has his own fan club but he wasnt always this awesome. This is a wonderful book about a boy whos nickname is happyface, who tries to be a go lucky guy in his new. He created the comic book series emo boy, collected in two volumes, and is the critically. Happyface reaches for him and gets a fist square in the face. Hello, my name is stephen emond, or just steve if you prefer. Many of these scenes felt like they were there just to fill up space. To begin with i should tell you that i have placed this book on my 2011 mock printz reading list. Also, the author seems to assume that being edgy say, referencing masturbation is the same as being funny.

This book is realistic fiction which is fiction but its realistic so it has realistic things in it like what we have in the real world. Bright lights, dark nights by stephen emond, paperback. In love with his best friend and helpless to do anything about his family falling apart, he wasnt doing so great at life in the first place. I liked the narrators voice and thought that emond portrayed high school very well. There isnt much about that me isnt be said in this excerpt from the happyface page on. Moving easily between cartoons and painterly blackandwhite illustration, this epistolary. His first novel, happyface, was published in march 2010. Stephen emond after going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a new school where he tries to reinvent himself. Happyfaces characters are overwhelming, as in a good way. I suggest this book for 7th9th grade because the characters are around that age range.