Interview with Maria Scrivan, Author and Illustrator of Nat a Chance
Welcome to Smack Dab, Maria! Please tell us a bit about Nat a Chance. Thank you, I’m happy to be here! Nat a Chance is the sixth book in the Nat Enough graphic novel series. Nat is sure she’s not an athlete. She’s either falling on her face, in the nurse’s office, or both. She considers herself a failure at every sport, and is consistently picked last for gym. After a few mishaps, her best friend, Zoe, persuades Nat to join her to train for a triathlon. This is way out of Nat’s comfort zone; so much so that on the first day of training she tells the coach that she doesn’t belong there because she’s not an athlete. The coach responds, “that’s just a story you’ve been telling yourself, don’t believe it.” Nat a Chance is about the stories we tell ourselves, and what happens when we challenge those false beliefs. I’m a total sucker for a humorous voice, so of course I fell in love with Nat on page 1. How’d you tap into MG humor? When I first had the idea to write Nat Enough , I ju...
