However, the real beauty of this novel to me was the story itself. It's definitely an "interesting" book to read with lots of different things to look at. I loved the format of the book - it's written as Happyface's journal with drawings, comic strips, and text and the illustrations are incredible. I really enjoyed HAPPYFACE and think it's a wonderful story. He finds that he's more popular than ever, but readers will quickly realize that Happyface still has some very serious issues to work through. He makes a concerted effort to always have a smile on his face (thus the nickname Happyface), and he also decides to keep his painful past a secrets.
When his parents begin drinking too much and eventually split up, he and his mom move to a new town where HAPPYFACE gets a fresh start.
He spent most of his time playing video games, writing/drawing in his journal and crushing on a beautiful girl. HAPPYFACE tells the story of a 15 year old boy who isn't exactly popular at his school. However, I also knew that the story sounded like one that might be difficult to read. Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews both gave it starred reviews so that didn't hurt either. I loved the cover and the graphic novel/journal format and I thought the premise sounded fantastic. I wouldn't exactly say that I read a lot of YA or even that I'm on top of new releases, but when I saw the reviews for HAPPYFACE by Stephen Emond, I knew that it had the potential to be a book that I'd enjoy. Join him as he makes new friends, tries to hide from his messy past, forgives the people who have hurt him most, and ultimately learns to face the world with a genuine smile. Peek in his journal and see the world through his hilariously self-deprecating eyes as he learns to shed his comic-book-loving, computer-game playing ways.
This unique combination of text and fully integrated art follows the journey of a dorky, quiet, artsy kid as he reinvents himself after moving to a new town, where he's nicknamed Happyface. So when he switched schools, he slapped on a grin and went from big nerd to big shot. He has his own fan clubīut he wasn't always this awesome.
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