"Warm, funny, and a visual delight, Steenz's take on Heart of the City is next-level." Dana Simpson, Phoebe and Her UnicornThis second collection of Heart of the City comics by award-winning author Steenz includes an entire school years worth of friendship, drama, comedy, and middle school life lessons. Youll want to book a front-row seat!Heart Lamarr wants to follow in her fathers footsteps as an actor, but she hasnt seen him in yearsuntil he shows up on Christmas Eve with a surprise gift. Its an especially timely reappearance after Hearts dreams of stardom hit a major snag. Meanwhile, Charlotte and friends to lead a high-tech investigation into the mystery of the missing Lost and Found items. A visit from Deans cousin leads to a riveting boys vs. girls showdown, and Charlotte welcomes a shy new girl to the school after seeing her with her family at the soup kitchen where Charlotte volunteers.The second book collection of Heart of the City comics by Steenz digs deeper into the adventures, friendships, and daily dramas of Heart Lamarr, a girl from Philadelphia with big dreams of heading straight from middle school to Broadway stardom.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Big Nate, Heart Of the City, Phoebe And Her Unicorn .

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 176 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2023 by Andrews McMeel Publishing .

Ivy Noelle Weir has been writing stories for her entire life, and her essays on art, pop culture and librarianship have appeared in a variety of outlets. In addition to her writing, Weir is a visual artist and former librarian who studied photography at Parsons the New School for Design, art history at Goddard College, and holds an MLIS from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. A native of Philadelphia, she currently works in publishing and lives on a crooked old street in an apartment full of Halloween decorations with her partner and tiny dog. Steenz is an illustrator from St. Louis, MO. According to her mom, Steenz has only ever answered "an artist" when asked what she wants to be when she grows up. Here we are, years later. Steenz spends a lot of time watching reality TV, eating pizza, working at Lion Forge and drawing comics. She can officially call herself a professional artist. Steenz lives with her fiance, Keya, and her cat, Marko. Steenz is short for Christina.