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The Flip Side: A Graphic Novel
By (Author) Jason Walz
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers
15th July 2025
22nd April 2025
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
741.5973
Paperback
304
Width 143mm, Height 211mm, Spine 21mm
612g
This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality-the frightening embodiment of his depression. This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality-the frightening embodiment of his depression. Theo's best friend has died, and he can't pull himself out of his sadness-a sadness that those around him don't seem to respect or even notice. And then something even more disconcerting happens- His town literally flips upside down and everyone disappears, except for a threatening, shape-shifting monster and a snarky teenage girl who knows her way around this flipped world. Is Theo doomed to spend the rest of his life in this scary state Tremendously unique and suspenseful, The Flip Side tackles grief and depression in a fascinating and affecting way.
Jason Walz worked for many years as a special education teacher, and is the creator of several previous graphic novels, including the Last Pick trilogy and the Eisner Award-nominated Homesick.