{"id":99,"date":"2008-12-21T21:23:48","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T05:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2018-02-27T11:59:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:59:36","slug":"banana-sunday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?page_id=99","title":{"rendered":"Banana Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/BANANA_SUNDAY_COLOR_COVER_WEB.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/BANANA_SUNDAY_COLOR_COVER_WEB.gif?resize=203%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/BANANA_SUNDAY_COLOR_COVER_WEB.gif?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/BANANA_SUNDAY_COLOR_COVER_WEB.gif?resize=101%2C150&amp;ssl=1 101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Banana Sunday<\/strong> is the story of Kirby Steinberg, who is having a bit of trouble fitting into her new school. Sure, there&#8217;s the usual interest\/antagonism associated with being from &#8220;somewhere else,&#8221; but the New Kid also happens to be guardian to three monkeys.<em> Talking simians<\/em>. Through a miracle of science they have all gained the power of speech. Or have they? What&#8217;s their REAL story? That&#8217;s what Nickels, Kirby&#8217;s new best friend and dedicated school reporter, intends to find out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Banana Sunday<\/em> is a comedy for readers of all ages that explores the themes of alienation, self-doubt, and the power of friendship. You know, high school. Written by <strong>Paul Tobin<\/strong>, drawn by me, and published by <strong>Oni Press<\/strong>, <em>Banana Sunday<\/em> was listed as one of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/mgrps\/divs\/yalsa\/booklistsawards\/greatgraphicnovelsforteens\/07ggnt.cfm\">Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens<\/a><\/strong> for 2007<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Banana Sunday<\/strong>&nbsp;will be available October 24, 2018, in a newly revised edition, with color by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riansygh.com\/\">Rian Sygh<\/a>, from Oni Press.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banana Sunday is the story of Kirby Steinberg, who is having a bit of trouble fitting into her new school. Sure, there&#8217;s the usual interest\/antagonism associated with being from &#8220;somewhere else,&#8221; but the New Kid also happens to be guardian &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?page_id=99\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4129,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P25PVe-1B","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions\/117"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}