Be That Way
Be That Way
Larson, Hope
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780823447619, Publication Date: Sun, October 1, 2023, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
s a journal of an eventful year in her life in mid-90s, while juggling troubled friendships and looking for love.

It's January 1, 1996, and high school junior Christine wants more than anything to be that cool girl everyone notices, like her gorgeous best friend, Landry. She usually hates New Year's resolutions, but this year she vows to be that shiny kind of girl--and record it all in her diary through prose, illustration, and comics.

When Landry drops her, Christine is surprised to discover just how much she doesn't miss her and her drama. But a misguided kiss with film-obsessed Paul, her only other close friend, also causes a rift, and she finds herself facing a long, lonely summer.

With nothing to lose, Christine finds a new sense of courage. She gets a job at her neighborhood video store, experiments with her art, and becomes romantically entangled with her next-door neighbor Whit, who's either the coolest guy ever or a total jerk. In spite of all this, she doesn't quite feel shiny--until a shocking betrayal shows her the value of the words and drawings she hides in her diary, and she finally understands that she doesn't need to be cool to be noticed--she only needs to be herself.

Eisner-award winning author and illustrator, Hope Larson, has created a powerful coming-of-age story set in a time before the Internet that explores themes of betrayal, first love, self-expression, and the power of art.

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

It's Not about the Sex: ...

by Susskind, Andrew

Paperback /Paperback

$13.46

Charles III: A King and ...

by Jackson, Chris

Hardcover /Hardcover

$43.12

China Dispatches: 20 Short Stories ...

by Liu, Hatty

Paperback /Paperback

$9.71

listens & views

EVERYTIME I SING A LOVE ...

by STEPHENSON,LARRY

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$13.25

EAST MEETS WEST

by WOMACK / MOSS / ASKIM / HOSOKAWA / KELLOCK

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.75

SEED

by SEED

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.75

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.