Skim
of Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator)
Description
Heartbreakingly funny, moving and vibrantly drawn, Skim is an extraordinary bookâa smart and sensitive graphic novel of the highest literary and artistic quality, by and about young women."Skim" is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When Skim's classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. As concerned guidance counselors provide lectures on the "cycle of grief," and the popular clique starts a new club (Girls Celebrate Life!) to bolster school spirit, Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression.And falling in love only makes things worse...Suicide, depression, love, being gay or not, crushes, cliques, and finding a way to be your own fully human selfâare all explored in this brilliant collaboration by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. An edgy, keenly observed and poignant glimpse into the heartache of being young.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 143 pages
- Publisher Groundwood Books
- Publication Date January 1st 2008
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780888997531
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Toronto, Ontario (Canada)']
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