Beautifully realised and punchily told.
- Alex O'Connell, The Times, Children's Book of the Week
A powerful, involving graphic novel.
- Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times, Books to Watch Out For
A deeply affecting account.
- Sarah Donaldson, The Observer, Children's Book of the Week
An absolute must-read, this graphic novel is thought-provoking, profound, sensitive and totally gripping.
Book Trust
This is an outstanding book, told with honesty and heart.
Irish Independent
A powerful, compelling work, evocatively illustrated ... It would take a hard heart not to be moved by this book.
Financial Times
Rigano's portraits create a real emotional affinity with the characters
Irish Times
A graphic novel which has the potential to move the hearts and minds of young people in a positive way. Topical and of the utmost relevance to young readers, the subject of Illegal is the plight of migrants. So this book is a big deal...what this moving story offers is an insight into the human stories behind the numbers...Illegal gives us that intimate perspective on a topic too often dehumanised by faceless fatality figures on new broadcasts
Evening Echo (Cork)
Timely story
Irish Mail on Sunday
This graphic novel, from the team behind the Artemis Fowl comics, will help you to start a discussion on the migrant crisis in an accessible way.
Teach Primary
Empathy comes from understanding, and that is what makes this book so incredibly important, especially now...i read the whole book in one sitting as I could not put it down. It is one of the very few graphic novels to make me cry. It's powerful, beautiful, illuminating and heartbreaking...Thank you Colfer, Donkin, and Rigano for this vital book. Highly recommend.
Scoop
This is a gem of a book. A graphic novel which is gripping, inspiring and immensely tragic
Teaching English
'arresting graphic novel. Full of contrasts - cold sea and scorching desert, small kindnesses and casual cruelty, hope and sorrow - it tells the stories behind the blunt headline statistics
The Guardian
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Eoin Colfer is the writer of the bestselling, award-winning Artemis Fowl series, and has sold over twenty million books worldwide. You can find him on Twitter @EoinColfer.
Andrew Donkin has written over sixty books and graphic novels, including Batman for DC Comics. He is @AndrewDonkin.
Giovanni Rigano has won many awards for his illustrations and is a regular at comic festivals across Europe.