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A review by saralynnburnett
Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman
5.0
What a fabulous book! I loved every second of it. If you enjoyed Moxie and its girl power message, you’re going to adore this one as well. MC Hayley’s whole life is animation, so when she is selected as one of 40 teens to get a summer internship at BB Gun films (think: Pixar) she’s over the moon and can’t wait, but what she encounters at the studio is a whole other story. Sexism, racism, nepotism—all the crap anyone with a vagina who has worked in the world experiences at some point.
The handful of girls in the program aren’t given the shot they deserve, so they band together to do something pretty incredible, but meanwhile Hayley and BB Gun Film’s founder’s son, Bear, and she start a sweet, romantic, relationship. I loved the messages in this book about standing up for what is right, girls helping girls, women mentors, and never giving up on your dream. Plus, if you’re a fan of animated movies you’re going to eat up all the Disney, Miyazaki, etc. references in here. The author used to work in animation at Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, and it shows. The insider knowledge would have been enough for me, but this book is so much more. Sad it had to end, but the good news is that Sussman has an adult debut coming out in 2022: Funny You Should Ask!
The handful of girls in the program aren’t given the shot they deserve, so they band together to do something pretty incredible, but meanwhile Hayley and BB Gun Film’s founder’s son, Bear, and she start a sweet, romantic, relationship. I loved the messages in this book about standing up for what is right, girls helping girls, women mentors, and never giving up on your dream. Plus, if you’re a fan of animated movies you’re going to eat up all the Disney, Miyazaki, etc. references in here. The author used to work in animation at Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, and it shows. The insider knowledge would have been enough for me, but this book is so much more. Sad it had to end, but the good news is that Sussman has an adult debut coming out in 2022: Funny You Should Ask!