Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

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Price
$16.99  $15.80
Publisher
Zest Books (Tm)
Publish Date
Pages
256
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 0.8 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781936976553

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About the Author

Liz Prince has been a comic artist and a self-publisher since she was in high school in the mid-1990s. In 2005, her book Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? was published by Top Shelf Productions; it won an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut. Tomboy is her first full-length graphic novel, a memoir about adolescence and gender stereotypes. She has published comics in numerous anthologies, drawn stories for the wildly popular Adventure Time series, and is a columnist for the punk magazine Razorcake.

Reviews

"A real slash and burn of gender stereotypes, this title delivers a unique message for both teens and adults about finding your own way despite cultural conventions. Fans of Jeffrey Brown's autobiographical comics will also enjoy it."--Library Journal

-- (9/15/2014 12:00:00 AM)

"Spectacular; a book to make anyone think seriously about society's preordained gender roles."--starred, Kirkus Reviews

-- (7/16/2014 12:00:00 AM)

"In an often funny, sometimes painful, and sharply observed graphic memoir, comics artist and self-described tomboy Prince views her formative years through the lens of gender--or rather, society's rigid rules for gender conformity."--The Horn Book Magazine

-- (1/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)

"[G]ives readers space to question their own acquiescence to gender stereotypes."--Publishers Weekly

-- (10/6/2014 12:00:00 AM)

"[An] empowering memoir that should have ample appeal for any kid who feels like an outsider."--Booklist

-- (8/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)

"Purchase where graphic novel memoirs are in demand."--School Library Journal

-- (8/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)