I loved the artwork and color in this graphic novel. Wonderful story about what it feels like to be a child who feels invisible.

Sheets is an incredibly poignant and moving read. The characters are so compelling and the artwork matches the grief the characters feel. Truly an incredible read and one that’s stuck with me for ages

I know this is an older book, but I loved this graphic novel. I think this is great for people just getting into graphic novels. Thank you for a review copy I will recommend this book.

It has been a long time since I've read a graphic novel where I left it FEELING something. Don't get me wrong, I love graphic novels and I think they're so fun, but few really have left an emotional impact on me. I'm leaving this one, feeling the mark of that impact. (or should I say "stain", since our main character works at a laundromat?) I loved this story to pieces. I'll admit that I felt emotionally drained by it, because our main character is dragged through life. From the loss of her mother, to supporting her family, and the crippling loneliness that consumes her. It covers some heavy things, but it was worth making my way to the end to see how everything turned out. I really hope Brenna Thummler continues to create books like this, because I need MORE.

I’ve seen other educators and librarians knock this title because the storyline isn’t realistic. They’re wrong.

There are, indeed, middle grade and YA readers who will see themselves in Marjorie’s story. They will recognize her grief as their own, and perhaps they’ll even find a mirror to understand how the adults in their life deal (or don’t deal) with grief as well.

Sheets is sad, but not all books are meant to make us feel happy. Student readers need real life feelings in their books too.

The artwork fits the mood of this story, and beautifully so.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this in exchange for my honest opinion!

Cute story even if it didn't feel like it was going anywhere. But also I'm clearly not the target audience for this GN! The art was very lovely though so that made it more "palatable" for me as an adult hehehe..

SHEETS is the story of Marjorie, a 13 year old girl who's mom passed away. She goes to school and runs her family's laundromat. The other half of the story is about Wendell, a child ghost who doesn't fit in among the other ghost kids. Wendell ends up in Marjorie's laundromat and causes quite a bit of trouble for her, along with the creepy guy who keeps trying to convince her to give him her family's business so he can open a spa.

I really liked the pastel quality of the illustrations and the washed-out colors of the ghost world made it fit well.

While I enjoyed the ending of this book, the sad quality of the rest of it just wasn't for me. I felt bad for Marj because she just lost her mom and the kids in her school were rotten to her. It was a fairly depressing book and I would have liked to see more happiness with her and Wendell.

I liked Wendell's character, though he definitely got into some trouble. I guess that's what 11 year old boys do ... even if they're ghosts. I'm intrigued to see Brenna Thummler's illustration of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, though this book just wasn't for me.

Such a cute and heartwarming story. Really adored the art style, which is what initially drew me in!! Super interesting concept overall and a great read!!

This was such a cute graphic novel, The artwork was adorable, it was funny and well written. The story was a cute one. It had me giggling and crying and I love the coloring.

This book is just beautiful. It's quiet, and welcoming and worth sinking into for a spell. This is one of my favorite non-series graphic novels to recommend because I think everyone could get a little joy out of it.

This was adorable, the art is FANTASTIC. I loved Wendell the ghost and just adored Marjorie (who is holding her family together in one hand and a failing business with the other). I thought this was charming. Highly recommend.

Thank you netgalley.

It took me a while to get to this one. I don't know why, it was amazing!

I felt so emotionally connected to the story, I was on an emotional rollercoaster and I lived every minute of it.

I will be getting the second one.

I loved Sheets so much! The art is so beautiful, the plot is touching and cute. I cried reading it, and I'm not a person who cries reading, but it's so moving and funny at the same time. I'm really thankful for the opportunity to read it.

Marjorie is in a tough spot.  Her mom recently died of an accidental drowning and her dad hasn't been the same since, not working and rarely leaving his bedroom. Because of this, the running of the family laundromat falls on the 13-year-old's shoulders.  When Wendell the ghost shows up, chaos ensues. Add in cranky customers and a nosy neighbor who wants to buy them out, ang you have a recipe for disaster. Can Marjorie cope and manage to save her family's business?

Cute and fantastical, yet sad and heartwarming at the same time, Sheets will have you empathizing with Marjorie and Wendell and rooting for them until the very end.  3.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy.

This was a super cute book about a girl, named Marjorie, who is in charge of her family's laundry business and a ghost boy, named Wendell who just wants to go back to the living world. When Wendell stumbles into Marjorie's family business, he ends up wrecking havoc and putting Marjorie into some impossible situations.

I loved the characters in this story and really felt for Marjorie. The artwork was well done, although not the most colorful. The ghost world was also well defined and you could see why Wendell had such a hard time fitting in. I'm excited for my students to read this book and I hope they enjoy it as much as I did.

This is just a really cute idea and the most original ghost story I’ve ever read. The illustrations are bright and cheerful despite a somewhat sad premise, the friendship between sheetwearing ghost boy Wendell and laundry mat running Majorie is just charming as heck and gives me a delightful Steven Universe vibe in both the art and the writing.

I loved everything about this book. It has lovely art and this type of setting is so unusual, I didn't know I would like it this much. I'm so happy that I read this book and I highly recommend it to everyone!

13-year-old Marjorie has recently lost her mother and feels alone in the world. Things are not easy for her; she is in charge of running the struggling family laundromat while acting as caretaker to her depressed father and five-year-old brother. She also has to contend with disgruntled customers, the villainous Mr. Saubertuck invested in sabotaging the laundromat for his own gain, the pains of P.E. class, mystifying classmates, and oh yeah, some ghosts. Alongside Marjorie's storyline we learn of Wendell, a young ghost who doesn't exactly fit in in his world, either. The two come together and after some tumult, are able to connect and help one another heal.

What sets this middle-grade graphic novel apart from others is the art. The color palette Brenna Thummler uses to give life to her intricate and masterful illustrations is really visually stunning. Unfortunately, I felt the plot sort of failed to move me. If the art weren't so arresting I might not have felt so compelled to read the novel to the end. The dual storylines kind of fail to work together for awhile, the antagonistic Mr. Saubertuck was just so outlandish, Wendell seems much younger than his 11 years, and there seem to be some anachronisms (but that's really just an aside). I would still recommend this to middle school/YA readers drawn to coming of age and/or slightly supernatural reads, and it probably goes without saying those who enjoyed Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier and Surfside Girls by Kim Dwinell.

A cute middle grade graphic novel about a girl coping with the loss of her mother while working at her family's laundromat and the spirit of a young boy who's escaped from the land of ghosts. Ghosts can, apparently, travel around using sheets to give them physical form. It's short and sweet and adorable and just the thing I needed to distract me on election night.

A fun and very simple graphic novel. I really like the illustrations.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.