![]() ![]() That’s one of the things I’ve really grown to like about Mariko Tamaki’s books her characters feel like real teenagers and nothing about the way they act seems forced or overdramatic. This graphic novel didn’t have a whole lot of plot to it, but there was something about it that just felt very real to me. When she starts observing the teenage drama between a boy who works at the local gas station and his pregnant girlfriend, Rose gets a first-hand look at the pain of growing up and the alienation the pregnant girl goes through as a young woman with a ‘reputation’ and a disingenuous group of peers. Even watching scary movies and swimming in the ocean with Windy, Rose feels unusually alone. ![]() Going to the family summer home with her mom and dad and getting a opportunity to reconnect with her close friend Windy should be fun, but Rose’s parents’ marriage is at breaking point and her hormones are complicating everything. ![]()
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