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Maybe an artist / a graphic memoir by Liz Montague.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2022]Edition: First editionDescription: 159 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593307816
  • 059330781X
  • 9780593307830
  • 0593307836
  • 9780593307823
  • 0593307828
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir by one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, at the age of 22"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: When Liz Montague was a senior in college, she wrote to the New Yorker, asking them why they didn't publish more inclusive comics. The New Yorker wrote back asking if she could recommend any. She responded: yes, me. Those initial cartoons in the New Yorker led to this memoir of Liz's youth, from the age of five through college--how she navigated life in her predominantly white New Jersey town, overcame severe dyslexia through art, and found the confidence to pursue her passion. Funny and poignant, Liz captures the age-old adolescent questions of "who am I?" and "what do I want to be?" with pitch-perfect clarity and insight.
List(s) this item appears in: YA NonFiction
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YA Book YA Book Main Library YA NonFiction MONTAGUE E. M759 Available 33111010910814
YA Book YA Book Northport Library YA NonFiction MONTAGUE E. M759 Available 33111009451846
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker , when she was just 22 years old.

When Liz Montague was a senior in college, she wrote to the New Yorker , asking them why they didn't publish more inclusive comics. The New Yorker wrote back asking if she could recommend any. She responded- yes, me.

Those initial cartoons in the New Yorker led to this memoir of Liz's youth, from the age of five through college--how she navigated life in her predominantly white New Jersey town, overcame severe dyslexia through art, and found the confidence to pursue her passion. Funny and poignant, Liz captures the age-old adolescent questions of "who am I?" and "what do I want to be?" with pitch-perfect clarity and insight.

This brilliant, laugh-out-loud graphic memoir offers a fresh perspective on life and social issues and proves that you don't need to be a dead white man to find success in art.

Ages 12 and up Random House Studio.

Grades 7-9 Random House Studio.

"A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir by one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, at the age of 22"-- Provided by publisher.

When Liz Montague was a senior in college, she wrote to the New Yorker, asking them why they didn't publish more inclusive comics. The New Yorker wrote back asking if she could recommend any. She responded: yes, me. Those initial cartoons in the New Yorker led to this memoir of Liz's youth, from the age of five through college--how she navigated life in her predominantly white New Jersey town, overcame severe dyslexia through art, and found the confidence to pursue her passion. Funny and poignant, Liz captures the age-old adolescent questions of "who am I?" and "what do I want to be?" with pitch-perfect clarity and insight.

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