Belle of the Ball
Mari Costa
(Author)
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Description
A 2024 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics
High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There's only one teensy little problem: Regina is already dating Chloe Kitagawa, athletic all-star...and middling English student. Regina sees a perfectly self-serving opportunity here, and asks the smitten Hawkins to tutor Chloe free of charge, knowing Hawkins will do anything to get closer to her. And while Regina's plan works at first, she doesn't realize that Hawkins and Chloe knew each other as kids, when Hawkins went by Belle and wore princess dresses to school every single day. Before long, romance does start to blossom...but not between who you might expect. With Belle of the Ball, cartoonist Mariana Costa has reinvigorated satisfying, reliable tropes into your new favorite teen romantic comedy.Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
First Second
Publish Date
March 21, 2023
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.4 X 1.0 inches | 1.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781250784124
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Mari Costa is a Luso-Brazilian cartoonist with a bachelor's degree in Character Animation. She's in love with creating stories and populating them with people who have very messy interpersonal drama. Some of her work includes Life of Melody, The Demon of Beausoleil, and Belle of the Ball.
Reviews
"...a must for any teen graphic novel collection."--School Library Journal