Best Wellers Selection for February and March

Every other month Sam Weller's buyers choose a book that they are particularly excited about. We feature it all over the store and discount it 20%. This month's selection is Stitches by David Small.

Here's Liz's review from the February/March issue of BookTalk:

I’ll start by saying I don’t enjoy most memoirs. The ones I have enjoyed, most of them at least, have been in graphic format. Illustrator David Small presents the story of his childhood with images and few words making Stitches a very quick read. The black and gray images flow so smoothly and are so interesting in their unconventional composition that it feels as if you’re watching a silent movie as you flip the pages. Small’s father was a radiologist and, before the knowledge of how dangerous x-rays could be, exposed him regularly to heavy doses of radiation to treat his respiratory problems. A large lump formed on the side of Small’s throat, but he was told he was fine and not to worry. When Small woke up from surgery at age fourteen to find a vocal cord removed and a line of stitches down his throat, he realized things were much worse than he had been led to believe. This unique coming-of-age story is one that will stay with you, even if it’s just to remind you that maybe your family isn’t as bad as you think.