THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOOK

Featuring the awesome work of sixth graders from beacon school Manila (2014)

Book  cover  –  the  back  cover  reviews  are  wri1en  by  classmates!  

I  AM  THE  BLAME  A  comic  based  on    

Tall  Story  

‘Something  happens  and  we  take  responsibility  for  it  …    Bernardo  learned  to  let  go  of  his  burden.’  

‘I  don’t  have  to    take  the  blame.’  

‘And  the  truth  is,  even  though  I  didn’t  know  him,    I  have  missed  him  just  as  much  as  he  missed  me.’  

‘You  can  count  on  me.  I  am  your  brother.    And  I’ve  loved  you  forever  and  ever.’  

‘Bernardo  was  a  blessing  and  they  came  to  realize    that  they  needed  him.’  

‘I  was  glad  because  I  like  Bernardo  exactly  the  way  he  is.’  

‘Being  apart  from  his  family  made  Bernardo  feel  incomplete.’  

‘Stone,  let  this  pipsqueak  turn  into  a  Bernardo  Carpio.’  

‘Did  magic  really  cause  me  to  grow  tall?’  

The  wishing  stone:  Be  careful  what    you  wish  for.  

‘It  felt  like  I  was  carrying  the  weight  of  the  world.’  

‘Suddenly  it  was  as  if  Terminal  3  had  turned  into  a  sea  of  eyeballs.’  

With  thanks  to  Trixie  Heredia  Madamba  for  showing  me  this  work.    

I  LOVE  THEM  ALL!    

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