![]() Touching gently but powerfully on topics of bullying, homophobia, and toxic relationships, this superb graphic novel has its finger on the pulse of teenage concerns. Tamaki ( This One Summer, 2015) truly gets to the heart of the struggle to balance the intoxicating allure of being loved by someone thrilling and a desire for a healthy, autonomous sense of identity, all in pitch-perfect teen dialogue. Previously, she was the Senior Middle East Correspondent for. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The London Review of Books, The Associated Press, The New Republic,, Foreign Policy, The Globe and Mail, the Village Voice and Roads and Kingdoms. Shifting perspectives and soft pink washes give the artful black-ink artwork a cinematic feel. Laura Dean is a journalist reporting from the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Freddy’s emails to an advice columnist offer insight into her thoughts and feelings, which are further telegraphed in the stunning artwork, which masterfully captures the mood with gestures and facial expressions, from Freddy curled into herself behind a curtain of her thick black hair to Doodle focused intently on their Dungeons and Dragons plans. ![]() Freddy’s friends range from dismayed to resigned, but none so much as Doodle, who’s dealing with problems of their own and desperately needs a friend. Freddy feels invincible in Laura’s orbit, and even after things truly go wrong, like when Laura sneaks off to make out with other girls, Freddy’s inexorably lured back in. ![]() Freddy finds herself in an on-again, off-again relationship with the impossibly cool Laura Dean, who, surely not by accident, has an air of James Dean about her, from her floppy hair to her slouchy posture to her piercing gaze. ![]()
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