Sheets
2018 Barnes & Noble Best Book
2021 Amazon Teacher's Pick
"For days after reading Brenna Thummler's Sheets I have been wandering my neighborhood, haunted, enchanted, and in need of freshly pressed clothing." —Lemony Snicket
A story of ghosts, family, loneliness, and laundromats.
Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she’s worked for. Wendell is a ghost. A boy who lost his life much too young, his daily routine features ineffective death therapy, a sheet-dependent identity, and a dangerous need to seek purpose in the forbidden human world. When their worlds collide, Marjorie is confronted by unexplainable disasters as Wendell transforms Glatt’s Laundry into his midnight playground, appearing as a mere sheet during the day. While Wendell attempts to create a new afterlife for himself, he unknowingly sabotages the life that Marjorie is struggling to maintain.
Sheets illustrates the determination of a young girl to fight, even when all parts of her world seem to be conspiring against her. It proves that second chances are possible whether life feels over or life is over. But above all, it is a story of the forgiveness and unlikely friendship that can only transpire inside a haunted laundromat.
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Community Reviews
Sheets is a cute, ghostly graphic novel that made me want to hug my laundry and cry just a little.
Marjorie is basically running the family laundry business at 13, which feels both wildly unfair and like she’s living out everyone’s teenage workaholic nightmare. I mean, where’s the carefree mall-hopping and pizza-eating? Instead, she’s stuck folding sheets and dealing with a guy named Mr. Saubertuck who is just dying to ruin her life (pun fully intended). Seriously, he’s the kind of villain you’d expect to find twirling a mustache and laughing maniacally at the sight of dirty socks.
Now, Wendell is adorable, in that "oh no, this ghost is ruining my life but in a cute way" kind of vibe. He’s just trying to figure out the afterlife, and hey, why not make Marjorie’s laundry business his personal playground while he’s at it? Sure, he's technically making her life harder, but it’s all in good ghostly fun. Except... not really for Marjorie, who just wants to not go bankrupt.
The artwork is charming and pastel, which does a lot of heavy lifting in making the story palatable. I mean, who doesn’t love some ethereal ghost aesthetics mixed with stacks of dirty sheets? It’s a sweet story, but it’s also heavy on the melancholy. Marjorie’s whole "I feel like a ghost in my own life" vibe is relatable, but man, it gets real. And Wendell, bless his little ghostly heart, is just trying to find some purpose in death, but I couldn’t help thinking, "Buddy, maybe haunting a laundromat isn’t the best post-life career choice?"
Overall, Sheets is a cute, quirky read that’s worth your time if you like ghosts who wear their bedsheets as fashion statements and enjoy stories where life is a literal mess. It’s cute, a little sad, but worth a read if you like your ghosts friendly and your laundry... haunted?
Marjorie is basically running the family laundry business at 13, which feels both wildly unfair and like she’s living out everyone’s teenage workaholic nightmare. I mean, where’s the carefree mall-hopping and pizza-eating? Instead, she’s stuck folding sheets and dealing with a guy named Mr. Saubertuck who is just dying to ruin her life (pun fully intended). Seriously, he’s the kind of villain you’d expect to find twirling a mustache and laughing maniacally at the sight of dirty socks.
Now, Wendell is adorable, in that "oh no, this ghost is ruining my life but in a cute way" kind of vibe. He’s just trying to figure out the afterlife, and hey, why not make Marjorie’s laundry business his personal playground while he’s at it? Sure, he's technically making her life harder, but it’s all in good ghostly fun. Except... not really for Marjorie, who just wants to not go bankrupt.
The artwork is charming and pastel, which does a lot of heavy lifting in making the story palatable. I mean, who doesn’t love some ethereal ghost aesthetics mixed with stacks of dirty sheets? It’s a sweet story, but it’s also heavy on the melancholy. Marjorie’s whole "I feel like a ghost in my own life" vibe is relatable, but man, it gets real. And Wendell, bless his little ghostly heart, is just trying to find some purpose in death, but I couldn’t help thinking, "Buddy, maybe haunting a laundromat isn’t the best post-life career choice?"
Overall, Sheets is a cute, quirky read that’s worth your time if you like ghosts who wear their bedsheets as fashion statements and enjoy stories where life is a literal mess. It’s cute, a little sad, but worth a read if you like your ghosts friendly and your laundry... haunted?
Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she’s worked for.
This was so amazing! I really loved it! It was all about friendship. I like the characters too and their Illustration was great too!. It was all about a girl who worked on Glatt's Laundry. At first, she doesn't believe in ghosts but she is interested in Harry Houdini. Her name is Marjorie. He has a little brother named Owen. Meanwhile, there is a ghost named Wendell. And they're two meet each other. I hate Mr. Saubertuck in here. Mr. Saubertuck offers Marjorie his extravagant five-star spa and yoga resort and the Laundromat is in a prime location. Wendell finally came into the human world and they two meet each other. This Graphic novel was so nice. I really enjoyed this story!
This was so amazing! I really loved it! It was all about friendship. I like the characters too and their Illustration was great too!. It was all about a girl who worked on Glatt's Laundry. At first, she doesn't believe in ghosts but she is interested in Harry Houdini. Her name is Marjorie. He has a little brother named Owen. Meanwhile, there is a ghost named Wendell. And they're two meet each other. I hate Mr. Saubertuck in here. Mr. Saubertuck offers Marjorie his extravagant five-star spa and yoga resort and the Laundromat is in a prime location. Wendell finally came into the human world and they two meet each other. This Graphic novel was so nice. I really enjoyed this story!
This was a sweet comic with a wholesome ending. I really felt for the main character, and even when she lashed out you could understand where she was coming from. I thought the ghost lore was interesting and fun, I wish we had gotten more of it but I understand that it wasn't the focus of the story. While the main character is essentially a teenager and this suits a teenager or middle grade audience well, as an adult I found the stakes to still be relatable and engaging.