Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me - Paperback
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me - Paperback
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by Mariko Tamaki (Author)
From award-winning creators Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell comes one of the decade's most celebrated and acclaimed YA graphic novels about toxic relationships and queer first love. Winner of the Eisner Award, the Ignatz Award, and a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, this story is perfect for fans of Heartstopper and This One Summer.
Laura Dean is the most popular girl in school--funny, confident, and impossible for Freddy Riley to let go of. Being chosen by Laura Dean feels like a dream, but staying with her is another story.
- LGBTQ+ teen identity and queer romance
- Friendship, boundaries, and self-discovery
- Mental health, empathy, and finding your voice One of FORBES Best Graphic Novels of 2019
On BCCB 2019 Blue Ribbons List
One of NPR's Best Books of 2019
Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice
One of Bitch Media's Best Queer YA Novels of 2019
Author Biography
Mariko Tamaki writes comic books for BOOM! Studios, Marvel and DC Comics. She is the co-creator of the New York Times bestseller, This One Summer with Jillian Tamaki, which received Eisner and Governor General awards, as well as Caldecott and Printz Honors. Mariko lives in Oakland.
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell has done work for DC Comics, BOOM! Studios, CAPY games, and Mondo Tees among others, and her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators NY, and shown in galleries both locally and internationally.