Mess of Everything

Klappentext This semi-autobiographical follow-up picks up where her debut "Escape from "Special"" leaves off: nonconformist Melissa is now in high school! coping with an anxiety-induced drug habit and an anorexic best friend. Even when the situation is not life or death! Melissa must negotiate the everyday problems that young adults face. Zusammenfassung A troubled teen encounters the pitfalls of adolescence. Miss Lasko-Gross'semiautobiographical follow-up A Mess of Everything picks up where herdebut Escape from "Special" left off: nonconformist Melissa is now inhigh school! coping with an anxiety-induced drug habit and an anorexic bestfriend. Even when the situation is not life-and-death! Melissa must negotiatethe everyday problems that face young adults. By the end of the graphic novel!Melissa faces the choice that we all do at some point: whether to pursue herambitions or settle for a more secure routine. As Melissa has grown! so has MissLasko-Gross' craftsmanship: A Mess of Everything retains the moodiness ofher debut! but there's a new clarity to the art and characters' expressions andbody language are more nuanced. Coupled with the unsentimental truthfulness thatis the hallmark of Lasko-Gross' work! this intense book has appeal for anyonewho is now navigating! or whose life has ever been touched by! theseissues.

Product details

• Authors: Miss Lasko-Gross, Miss Lasko-Gross
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2009
• EAN: 9781560979562
• ISBN: 978-1-56097-956-2
• No. of pages: 223
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire