{"id":5619,"date":"2022-06-28T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5619"},"modified":"2022-06-28T20:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T02:00:14","slug":"rachel-elliotts-the-real-riley-mayes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5619","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Elliott&#8217;s <em>The Real Riley Mayes<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rmopen.JPG\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nHappy Pride Month! It&#8217;s not over yet. Let&#8217;s celebrate with Riley Mayes. She&#8217;s the star of a new graphic novel from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rachelelliott.me\/\">Rachel Elliott<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 <em>The Real Riley Mayes<\/em> (Balzer + Bray, May 2022). I&#8217;ve got a review of this one over at the <em>Horn Book<\/em>. A starred review \u2014 because it&#8217;s <em>that<\/em> good. <\/p>\n<p>That review is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbook.com\/story\/review-of-the-real-riley-mayes-jul22\">here<\/a><\/strong>, and below is some art. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm1full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm1left.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm1full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm1right.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Two images above: Click either one to see spread in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm2full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm2left.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm2full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm2right.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Two images above: Click either one to see spread in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm3full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm3left.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm3full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm3right.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Two images above: Click either one to see spread in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm4full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm4left.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm4full.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rm4right.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Two images above: Click either one to see spread in its entirety)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2022\/06\/rmcover.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>THE REAL RILEY MAYES. Copyright \u00a9 2022 by Rachel Elliott. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins, New York.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Happy Pride Month! It&#8217;s not over yet. Let&#8217;s celebrate with Riley Mayes. She&#8217;s the star of a new graphic novel from Rachel Elliott \u2014 The Real Riley Mayes (Balzer + Bray, May 2022). I&#8217;ve got a review of this one over at the Horn Book. A starred review \u2014 because it&#8217;s that good. 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