Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Glasheen, Kate |
| Publisher: | Holiday House |
| Date: | 5/23/2023 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
A raw graphic novel debut about a queer teen living in the margins who is determined to find their way ahead.
Are you supposed to be a boy or a girl?
It’s aquestion that follows Claire everywhere. Inescapable on the street, inschool, and even at home. A black hole forever trying to pull them in. Claire knows what they’re supposed to be—and according to their Catholic family, that’s definitely not someone who’d kiss a girl at a party. When the news gets out, the questions get hard: Is Claire having a girlfriend the thing that feels wrong? Or is it being a girl?
The answer is easy: drink it all away.
When a downward spiral puts Claire on a collision course with court-ordered rehab, the unexpected happens: Claire is soon surrounded by a group of new friends and, with the help of a patient counselor, finds aspace to unpack all the bad they’ve experienced. But as Claire’srelease gets closer so does the question: Can Claire stay sober and truein a world seemingly never made for them?
Set in 1980s Troy, New York, Constellations is a portrait of a queer teen living in the margins but determined tofind their way ahead. Done in watercolor and ink, debut author-artistKate Glasheen has created a world where strong lines meet soft color,and raw emotions meet deep thought in this story of hope, humor, andsurvival.
A Booklist Editors’ Choice: Graphic Novel
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Top Ten First Novel for Youth
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