Forget Me Nat is a graphic novel by Maria Scrivan that is frankly, delightful. The illustrations are bright and fun and the storyflow is solid. Where graphic novels lean heavily on the illustrations to carry the narrative, this storyline is strongly supported not only by the pictures, but by the prose, with written words in almost every panel. There are amusing asides of the protagonist’s cat and dog and charming pages that diverge to key life topics like the food and social ramifications of getting braces.
The focus of the story is apparent from the cover and page one. Natalie has a crush and it is consuming her life. We have all been there and it doesn’t take much nudging from the author to remember those days. Oh, how high it can take you, and oh, how low. A really great message on perspective and priorities is delivered in an authentic and gentle way.
This is a companion book to Nat Enough, but it is not necessary to have read that book in order to enjoy and follow this one. Forget Me Nat will make you smile!
Review of an Advance Reading Copy
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by GRAPHIX
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: None
Violence/Gore: Characters collide accidentally resulting in minor injuries.
Sex/Nudity: The major theme of the book is a girl with a crush on a boy so there are lots of comments about someone being cute, wondering if that someone likes them, lots of illustrations involving hearts, etc.
Mature Subject Matter:
None
Alcohol / Drug Use:
None
