![]() I laughed, I nodded along when I recognized my own experiences, and, most of all, I wished I could send it back in time to high school me. Meeting new friends, falling for someone for the first time, questioning your artistic and life-plan choices, beginning to understand the world outside of your personal bubble-it's all here, in compulsively readable form. It's about new starts, simple pleasures, rapid friendships created by being in a similar set of circumstances and the mix of stress and exhilaration that a challenging environment Rob Clough, High-Low Comics "I think it should be everyone's back-to-school read. ![]() about the joys of being in a new place as a college freshman. ![]() ![]() AWARDS AND HONORS: * YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound * IPPY Independent Voice Award Winner * Texas Library Association (TLA) Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List * CCBC Choices * YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Nominee * CBC Teen Choice Book of the Year Award Nominee * Cybils Children's & Young Adult Blogger Awards Nominee * IndieFab Award Finalist PRAISE: "Beyer's debut captures her introspection with earnest, appealing black-and-white panels.Wary college-bound students will find comfort in this sincere and endearing look at freshman year." - Booklist "An autobiographical graphic pastiche recounts the author's experience of leaving her rural hometown and going to art school in a new city.her story is easy to relate to and recommended." - Kirkus Reviews "Refreshing and unusual. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() “When I saw Vivian Maier’s images for the first time in 2011, I knew right away I had to pay tribute to this woman,” says general editor Anne Morin, Director of diChroma photography in Madrid. Working as a governess for dozens of Chicago families, she maintained an extremely private life, and it is only now with the publication of Vivian Maier (Thames & Hudson) that the full story of her life and work can be told. The discovery of Maier’s archive set the art world aflame with its extraordinary wealth of street photography chronicling mid-century America. ![]() Maloof soon realised that he had stumbled upon an unknown master of street photography, later googling Maier and finding her obituary from 2009. They’d ended up in his possession after the former owner, Vivian Maier (born 1926), had defaulted on her payments. In 2007, John Maloof – a real-estate agent, amateur historian, and garage-sale obsessive – purchased a box of some 140,000 negatives on a whim at an auction in Chicago. ![]() ![]() ![]() She reached up to touch the bead of sweat at her hairline before it could threaten her foundation, smiling as she pretended only to make sure every hair was in place. Well, okay, those things weren’t helping the situation. It had nothing to do with the champagne clutched in her trembling hand, either, as she feigned an attitude of polite attentiveness in the face of her uncle’s blathering. ![]() ![]() This one’s for you! Chapter OneĬandace Andrews was sweating, and it had nothing to do with being wrapped shoulder-to-floor in some green monstrosity her mother had requested she wear to the Andrewses’ annual Christmas party. ![]() Manufactured in the United States of America Visit our website at Select Contemporary is an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.Ĭopyright © 2012 by Cherrie Lynn. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Light Me Up a Ross Siblings Series novella Cherrie Lynn Table of Contentsĭiscover more Entangled Select Contemporary titles… ![]() ![]() In this classic autobiography, first published in 1903, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at the water pump when, recognizing the connection between the word "water" and the cold liquid flowing over her hand, she realized that objects had names. Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps-with the help of her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan-is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. ![]() When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. ![]() ![]() When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. Sometimes the only thing to fear.is yourself. What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A ShelfAwareness Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick * A Buzzfeed "31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer" Pick * A Publishers Weekly "Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers" Pick * A BookReporter Summer Reading Pick * A New York Post "Best Novels to Read this Summer" Pick * A Shelf Awareness "Book Expo America Buzz Book" Pick * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER ![]() |