Winner of the Doug Wright ‘Egghead’ Award For Best Kid's Book, 2021.Marcus is an enthusiastic young boy, but when ridiculed at school, he begins to feel that his best efforts are second—rate. His confidence already low, Marcus suffers a serious brain injury. While in the hospital, and with the help of fellow patient Emily, Marcus learns to embrace the reality of who he is. Mixing fact and fantasy, A Slug Story is a semi—autobiographical, middle—grade, graphic novel by Mandi Kujawa (Jacqueline the Singing Crow) and her daughter Hana, engagingly Illustrated by Claude St. Aubin and Lovern Kindzierski.