Skim
by Tamaki, Mariko; Tamaki, Jillian
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 088899964X
- ISBN 13
- 9780888999641
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Groundwood Books, 2017. 5th Printing. Soft cover. As New. As New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ A New York Times Book Review Choice As One Of The 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books Of 2008. Skim Is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, A Not-Slim, Would-Be Wiccan Goth Stuck In A Private Girls' School In Toronto. When A Classmate's Boyfriend Kills Himself Because He Was Rumoured To Be Gay, The School Goes Into Mourning Overdrive, Each Clique Trying To Find Something To Hold On To And Something To Believe In. It's A Weird Time To Fall In Love, But That's High School, And That's What Happens To Skim When She Starts To Meet In Secret With Her Neo-Hippie English Teacher, Ms. Archer. But When Ms. Archer Abruptly Leaves, Skim Struggles To Cope With Her Confusion And Isolation, Armed With Her Trusty Journal And A Desire To Shed Old Friendships While Cautiously Approaching New Ones. Depression, Love, Sexual Identity, Crushes, Manipulative Peers-Teen Life In All Its Dramatic Complexities Is Explored In This Touching, Pitch-Perfect, Literary Graphic Masterpiece. Cousins Mariko And Jillian Tamaki Collaborate Brilliantly In This Poignant Glimpse Into The Heartache Of Being Sixteen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008932
- Title
- Skim
- Author
- Tamaki, Mariko; Tamaki, Jillian
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 088899964X
- ISBN 13
- 9780888999641
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 144
- Keywords
- Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Comics, Lgbt, Fiction, Queer, Canada, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comics - Graphic Novels;
- X weight
- 400 g
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About the Seller
Alright Bookstore
Biblio member since 2022
Edmonton, Alberta
About Alright Bookstore
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