Stepping Stones The Comic Collection

Denver, Chantal, Suki, and Alberto are on a journey—and you can join them! With these fun and inspiring comics, you’ll share the ups and downs, problems and joys, successes and failures of a great group of friends. The stepping stones of their lives are leading them on a path toward God. Won’t you follow along? After all, you’re on that journey too!

About the Author…

About the Artist...

$9.95 U.S.

SteppingStones-cov.indd 1

PAULINE Books & Media

Chris Sabatino grew up dreaming of illustrating comic books, and with Stepping Stones, his dream has come true! He illustrates children’s books, magazines, and greeting cards as well. Chris enjoys drawing all day in Canton, Massachusetts. He also enjoys his wife, Stephanie, his kids, Nicole and Joey, and his big cat named Zip!

Jenkins/Sabatino

After more than twenty years as a special education teacher, Diana R. Jenkins became a freelance writer. She has written more than four hundred stories, comic strips, and articles for children and teens as well as three books of children’s plays. Her most recent book is Spotlight on Saints! A Year of Funny Readers Theater for Today’s Catholic Kids. Diana lives in Montgomery, Ohio, with her husband, a medical physicist.

Stepping Stones: The Comic Collection

Welcome to Stepping Stones!

12/11/08 5:00:53 PM

Boston

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jenkins, Diana R. Stepping stones : the comic collection / written by Diana R. Jenkins ; art by Chris Sabatino. p. cm.

“Originally appeared in serial form in My friend: the Catholic magazine for kids from January 2002 through June 2007”--T.p. verso.

ISBN 0-8198-7118-4 (pbk.)

1. Comic books, strips, etc. I. Sabatino, Chris. II. Title.

PN6728.S745J46 2009 741.5’973--dc22

2008025232

“Stepping Stones” originally appeared in serial form in My Friend: The Catholic Magazine for Kids from January 2002 through June 2007.

Illustrations on pages 5, 116–125 by Mary Joseph Peterson, FSP. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

“P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul.

Copyright © 2009, Daughters of St. Paul Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston, MA 02130-3491 Printed in Korea www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

13 12 11 10 09

s t n e t Con

From the Author The First Collection The Second Collection The Third Collection

The Fourth Collection The Fifth Collection The Sixth Collection

56 76 96

And Now a Word from‌ Alberto 116 Chantal 118 Denver 120 Suki 122

From the Office of Principal Webster

124

5 6 18 38

thor

Au e h t m o Fr

if ! Or s e n o d: ng St My Frien e i p p e b to St eader of ids, may n e m o K r c fu Wel ormer azine for k!” Have f a , c g e you’r tholic Ma elcome ba s: Denver d W a e n “ C l th frie ay, The uld s your old o, and al o h s t I nk Alber iting I thi nes revis l, Suki, , c i a om Sto Chant ! the c tepping o t l be S s w other ou’re ne ting the es. You’l ems bl iv ee If y joy m g their l owns, pro t’s n e l you’l nd sharin ups and d ilures. I loser c a a kids for their ses and f toward a s y e e e c r urn suc the m ir jo . oys, e fro e j m h a t d n n t d f a s g tha th Go art o ts it all p onship wi comic ge Everythin ne i yo e rney. rs, ever — relat ally, th u o j e u t ve t Act f tha e charac they sol o a e n a d th oblem stones o the i pens to r p h o ing eac hap eet, all stepp h leads t m y e th and pat re they’ And that ing him, v

path. g God, lo him. you o n

knowi g close t journey, a n e e

. getti n the sam k will b r way o o u o o b

e y r s ’ ong thi You hope or you al I . f w ne kno g sto n i p p ste u! ss yo ins e l b nk God R. Je a n a Di

5

The First Collection

6

7

8

9

After school the next day...

10

11

12

13

14

15

At school the next day...

16

17