The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Recommend this to fans of Daniel Clowes’s Ghost World, who have been waiting for another graphic novel of teen angst and suburban ennui.
While Tamaki’s faces are sometimes unsettling, the reader has the distinct impression that they should be uncomfortable. Long, languid lines portray Skim’s turmoil and angst with pitch-perfect resonance and show how, for teens, time seems to be so drawn out. Coupled with her tumultuous friendship, Skim also harbors a crush on a female teacher, which leads her to begin to question herself and her desires. The two girls come to an impasse when Lisa gets an unexpected chance to join the popular clique. Both sharply witty and incisive, the two girls dabble in various forms of self-expression and exploration, like dressing with Gothic flair and trying Wicca. Both overweight and of mixed ethnicities, Kimberly Keiko Cameron-also known as “Skim” because “she’s not”-is slowly moving through high school with her best friend Lisa. When Jenny, Dunc’s girlfriend, claims to be pregnant, the girls realize that the teenagers are keeping just as many secrets as the adults in their lives.A quietly moving graphic novel explores a teen girl’s experience with friends, suicide, cliques and love. While her family is falling to pieces, Rose focuses her attention on Dunc, a teenager working at the local corner store. Rose’s father leaves the cottage and returns to the city, and her mother becomes more and more withdrawn. Now Rose and Windy are spend a lot of their time renting scary movies and spying on the teenagers who work at the corner store, as well as learning stuff about sex no one mentioned in health class. Plus, being at the cottage isn’t just about going to the beach anymore. Sure, Rose’s dad is still making cheesy and embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn’t even want to be there.
From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis.
Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember.
First Second (US), Groundwood Books (CAN), 2014
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