DELICATES is the graphic novel sequel to SHEETS. Once again Marjorie Glatt is dealing with the ghosts that live in the laundry her family owns and operates. Since her mother's death, Marjorie has been trying to hold things together for her grief stricken father and her little brother. She is also managing an often unruly ghost named Wendell and his fellow "sheets."
Added to Marjorie's problems is Eliza, daughter of the school's phys ed teacher. She is odd in the way she dresses as well as the fact that she is obsessed with her camera and trying to capture a ghost on film. She spends most of her time either wandering with her camera or developing pictures in the school's darkroom. Marjorie observes their fellow students as they bully and tease Eliza. Having frequently been the outcast herself, Marjorie attempts to include Eliza or at least take the focus away from the girl's strangeness.
Author Brenna Thummler stays true to the dedication in DELICATES. "For anyone who feels lost, hurt, or alone. You matter." The feelings Marjorie deals with in SHEETS prompt her to take a stand when she believes others are suffering the same.
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