The Dumbest Idea Ever

Characters
1. Ellen Toole
  1. Jimmy's girlfriend
  2. An art lover
  3. Extremely kind and supportive
  4. Adventurous
    1. Went to New York with Jimmy
2. Tony Graziano
  1. Jimmy's best friend
  2. Basketball player
  3. Creative
    1. Gives Jimmy ideas for his comic book
3. Jimmy Gownley
  1. A basketball player
  2. An artist
    1. Illustrated and wrote his own comic book
  3. Popular
  4. 13 years old
  5. Protagonist
Setting
1. Pennsylvania
  1. Girardville
    1. Small
    2. "Home to 6 churches, 17 bars, 0 Libraries, and Jimmy"
    3. "Slate-grey scramble of row houses"
2. Not quite present-day
  1. Phones attached to walls
  2. Old TV's
  3. Traditional prom dresses
3. Cardinal Brennan Highschool
  1. Catholic School
  2. Where Jimmy and his friends go to school
  3. Many teachers are nuns
Book Information
1. Genre
  1. Autobiography
    1. Jimmy Gownley
    2. Non-fiction
2. Author/Illustrator
  1. Jimmy Gownley
3. Topics
  1. Sports
    1. Basketball
  2. Friendship
  3. Highschool
  4. Arts
Illustrations/Format/Layout
1. Graphics
  1. Amount of colour depends on mood
    1. Happy/excited: lots of colour
    2. Sad, depressed, sick: black and white
2. Panels
  1. Always in a different layout
  2. Different sizes/shapes
    1. Some take up a full page
3. Text
  1. lots of use of onomatopoeia
  2. Different fonts and sizes for emphasize
  3. Speech bubbles
    1. Different shapes depending on tone of voice
    2. Some colour variation
Review
1. Recccomended ages
  1. 10+
2. Strong Plot
  1. Action Packed
3. Great graphics
  1. Colourful
  2. Really clear facial experssions

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