Life on Earth 1: Losing the Girl

(Hardback)

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Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst . . . or at least the weirdest. It couldn't be an alien abduction, right

None of Claudia's classmates at Blithedale High know why she vanished--and they're dealing with their own issues. Emily's trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula's hoping to step out of Emily's shadow. Nigel just wants to meet a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody.

In Losing the Girl, the first book in the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi looks at life through the eyes of four suburban teenagers: early romance, fraying friendships, and the traces of a mysterious--maybe otherworldly--disappearance. Different chapters focus on different characters, each with a unique visual approach.

Reviews

"Losing the Girl is a sparkling and complex novel with its feet on the ground and its eyes on the stars."--Hope Larson, author of Compass South and Knife's Edge

-- (8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM)

"[A] gripping, affecting graphic novel. . . . A moody, compassionate reflection of adolescence in turmoil."--Kirkus Reviews

-- (2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"[The] creative artistic effects amplify the tension and awkward emotions, transforming a familiar story of young love into something memorable and new."--Publishers Weekly

-- (3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"Bursts of sizzling yellow and magenta invade closing scenes and hint of preternatural things to come; readers will be waiting."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

-- (4/18/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"It's been a long time since I've been this excited for a sequel."--Sarah Holt, Left Bank Books

-- (8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM)

"MariNaomi skillfully weaves webs of intrigue, and fans of suspenseful graphic novels will be interested in how events play out."--School Library Journal

-- (12/26/2017 12:00:00 AM)

"MariNaomi authentically captures the angst, vulnerability, and longing of the teenage soul through not just one but four unique and distinct voices."--Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker

-- (8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM)

Author Bio

MariNaomi is the award-winning author and illustrator of four comic memoirs and creator of the Cartoonists of Color database. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and many cats and dogs. Visit her website at marinaomi.com. MariNaomi is the award-winning author and illustrator of four comic memoirs and creator of the Cartoonists of Color database. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and many cats and dogs. Visit her website at marinaomi.com.