Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Lauren Soloy In this earnestly funny middle

In this earnestly funny middle grade graphic novel debut

with striking results

youth activist Elliott Bertrand

starred review) retelling of the myth of Arachne spun in moving verse

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Lauren Soloy In this earnestly funny middle#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than one million copies sold! A brilliant (Lupita Nyongo, Time), poignant (Entertainment Weekly), soul nourishing (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid Noahs childhood stories are told with all the hilarity and intellect that characterizes his comedy, while illuminating a dark and brutal period in South Africas history that must never be forgotten.Esquire Winner of the Thurber Prize