Look on the Bright Side
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- $229.00
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- $229.00
Descripción editorial
The creators of Eisner-nominated Go With the Flow Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann are back with a funny and heartwarming story following four best friends Brit, Abby, Christine, and Sasha in the graphic novel, Look on the Bright Side. Perfect for fans of Maria Scrivan's NAT ENOUGH series!
With feelings running high and hearts on the line, will their friendship get them through a year at Hazelton High?
Old friends. New Loves. The future is looking bright.
A new year of school is starting, and Brit finds herself struggling with feelings for a seemingly rude boy from class who might have a soft side. Meanwhile, Christine can't deny that she likes her best friend Abby...as more than just a friend. The only question is, does Abby have feelings for Christine, too? And will their feelings for each other mess things up in their friend group?
Misunderstandings, betrayal, and jealousy are bound to get in the way.
But hey! Look on the bright side: They’re in this together. Always.
Heartful, romantic, and sizzling with the excitement of navigating first love, Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's brilliant follow up to Go With the Flow is a bright spot you will not want to miss.
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Collaborators Williams and Schneemann return to Hazelton High, where besties Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha, the protagonists from Go with the Flow, encounter myriad challenges as they navigate their junior year. Abby advocates to expand menstrual product access in all bathrooms because "trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary students all deserve to feel included"; Brit finds herself caught in a Darcy-and-Wickham-type love triangle with peers from her AP English class; Christine fears coming out as queer to Abby, whom she's been crushing on; and Sasha struggles to balance her new relationship and increased schoolwork. Via the tweens' nuanced dialogue, Williams crafts explicitly trust-filled friendships in which the girls meet each other's anxieties and blunders with actionable solutions and gentle but firm suggestions for accountability without judgment. Schneemann's character-focused illustrations deepen the intricacies of the friends' conversations by zeroing in on facial expressions and body language; reds and pinks effectively denote each figure's feelings of frustration, fear, and joy during critical emotional moments. Back matter includes an authors' note that reaffirms the creators' commitment to reducing period stigma no matter one's gender identity, and to "leaving the world a kinder and gentler place… by being good to the people around us." Ages 10–14. ■
