Girlmode

(Hardback)

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A recently transitioned girl tries to figure out who she iswhile trying to manage who everyone else wants her to bein this funny, unexpected, and affecting new graphic novel from Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Paulina Ganucheau.

The last thing Phoebe Zito wants is to be noticed. The newest kid at Sally Ride High School, newly arrived in Los Angeles, and newly transitioned, she's just trying to blend in while she figures out exactly who she is. But with her mom checked out, her dad still adjusting to having a daughter, and no guidebook on how to be a girl, that isn't going to be easy.

Enter Mackenize Ishikawa. Shes the girl who all girls want to be, and all the boys want to be withand, Mackenzie has decided, Phoebe's new best friend. Mackenzie knows what it takes to survive and thrive as a girl in high school, most of all that no matter who Phoebe wants to be, or who she wants to date, she's going to need someone having her back.

Phoebe soon realizes what Mackenzie knows too well: Being true to yourself is going to mean breaking some hearts. But as Phoebe discovers what kind of girl she isand what kind of girl everyone around her thinks she's supposed to beshe worries one of those hearts will be her own.

Reviews

"A must-read that portrays one teenage girl's struggles to find--and stand up for--herself." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An insightfully honest exploration of teen girlhood." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Author Bio

Magdalene Visaggio is the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of Eternity Girl, Morning in America, and Kim & Kim, and a pretty solid rhythm guitarist. The Ojja Wojja is her debut graphic novel. Born and raised in Richmond, VA, she now lives in New York City. You can visit her online at www.magsvisaggio.com.