Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Love Report by BéKa and Maya - ADVISABLE

The Love Report by Beka and Maya, 192 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Astra Publishing House, 2023. $20.

Language: PG (1 swear, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Best friends Grace and Lola don’t understand love, so they decide to interview students at their middle school who do. Except maybe nobody knows. Maybe relationships – romantic or otherwise – are more complicated than that.

While initially the focus is on romantic love, I appreciate that Lola and Grace’s project expands to include friends and family, too. The relatable story and colorful illustrations convey the ups and downs that can happen in every relationship.

Grace and her family are depicted as Black, and Lola and her family are depicted as white. The majority of other characters are also depicted as white. The mature content rating is for groping, and the violence rating is for slapping.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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