Slip
Marika McCoola
(Author)
Aatmaja Pandya
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
An emotional LGBTQ coming-of-age graphic novel, with a magical twist, for fans of Bloom and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, where a pottery student finds her artistic voice--and her first love.
Just as Jade is about to leave for a summer art program, her best friend, Phoebe, attempts suicide. How is Jade supposed to focus on her ceramics when Phoebe is in so much pain? At the Art Farm, Jade is thrust into a whirlwind of creation, critiques, and the fervor of her fellow artists. As she gets to know her classmates, she begins to fall for upbeat, whimsical Mary. The Art Farm is competitive. Jade's teachers are exacting. Overwhelmed, Jade pours herself--and her emotions--into making clay creatures. When she fires them in the kiln, something unreal happens: they come to life, running wild and wreaking havoc. If Jade won't confront her problems, her problems are going to confront her, including the scariest of them all: If Jade finds a way to grow, thrive, and even fall in love this summer, is she leaving Phoebe behind?Product Details
Price
$17.95
$16.69
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Publish Date
June 07, 2022
Pages
208
Dimensions
6.01 X 8.45 X 0.54 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781616207892
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About the Author
Marika McCoola is a writer, illustrator, educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of Baba Yaga's Assistant. She has spent over a decade working to connect books with readers. She studied illustration, art history, creative writing, and ceramics at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and received her BFA in illustration in 2009. Aatmaja Pandya is a cartoonist and illustrator born and raised in New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 and has been illustrating professionally ever since. Slip is her first graphic novel.
Reviews
"A fierce, transformative graphic novel about art and relationships."
--Kirkus Reviews "This graphic novel successfully brings the story to life via symbolism and figurative language coupled with deeply developed characters...With themes ranging from mental health to self-discovery, this art-infused text will entice graphic novel fans and art students and leave them wanting another installment of Jade's story."
--School Library Journal
--Kirkus Reviews "This graphic novel successfully brings the story to life via symbolism and figurative language coupled with deeply developed characters...With themes ranging from mental health to self-discovery, this art-infused text will entice graphic novel fans and art students and leave them wanting another installment of Jade's story."
--School Library Journal
