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Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times Best Selling graphic novelist. Best known for co-creating the series ANGEL CATBIRD with celebrated writer Margaret Atwood, he has adapted William Gibson's lost screenplay for ALIEN 3 into a critically acclaimed graphic novel of the same name. He was nominated for the Outstanding Cartoonist 2019 Joe Shuster Award for his graphic novel, FIREBUG. He also co-created the series SHELTERED. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, he earned a BFA in Communication Design/Illustration. He currently lives in Vancouver.
“The characters are so loveable and it was a treat to watch them learn and grow. I wish I could spend the summer at Camp Reset!” — Kayla Miller, bestselling author of the Click series “Christmas (Swim Team) explores common middle school issues such as bullying, friendship fallout, and expanding one’s perspective in this ambitious, fast-paced graphic novel. Video game aesthetics paired with brightly colored illustrations craft two distinct and complementary settings: one teeming with digital adventure and the other filled with wilderness whimsy.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Christmas tackles interesting, relevant, and unusual themes and presents thoughtful, emotional outcomes.” — Booklist “This vibrant, colorful graphic novel shows that change engenders growth and improvement, and that strategies and skills are transferable between very different settings. Christmas’ work commendably demonstrates respect for both video game culture and unplugged living, showing the positives and negatives of each while offering valuable representations of Black kids enjoying nature and gaming.” — Kirkus Reviews “The success and relatability of Christmas’s Swim Team will draw middle grade readers to this charming graphic novel of video games, camp, making friends, and finding balance.” — School Library Journal
