Freshman Year (A Graphic Novel)

Chronicles the constant angst, hilarity, and self-doubt enmeshed in the experience of going away to college--all through the eyes of an eighteen-year-old burgeoning comics artist.

About the author

Sarah Mai is an illustrator and writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she developed a passion for graphic novels, and is the illustrator of The Cool Code and The Cool Code 2.0: The Switch Glitch written by Deirdre Langeland. Freshman Year marks her author-illustrator debut.

 

Summary

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college—perfect for fans of Heartstopper.

Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be?  Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college in Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future: impress her professors, meet interesting new people, stay close to her best friends and boyfriend back home, flourish as an artist, and shed her lingering high school anxieties. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, the isolation, and all the possibilities that await in this new environment. Based on the author’s personal college journal and comics, Freshman Year navigates the inner workings of an 18-year-old girl in witty and heartfelt detail. 

Perfect gift for:
-Fans of Booksmart 
-High School Graduation
-College Freshmen
-The First Year Experience 

Foreword

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humour, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college-perfect for fans of Heartstopper.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Mai
• Publisher: Yen Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2024
• EAN: 9780316401173
• ISBN: 978-0-316-40117-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, American / British style comic books and graphic novels, American style / tradition comic books