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Constellations / Kate Glasheen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Holiday House, [2023]Description: 221 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780823450718
  • 0823450716
  • 9780823454884
  • 0823454886
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Denial -- Acceptance -- Boundaries -- Relapse -- Homecoming -- Commencement.
Summary: In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Dr. James Carlson Library YA Graphic Novel New GLASHEEN KATE Available 33111011081433
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA Graphic Novel GLASHEEN KATE Available 33111011279623
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 a question that follows Claire everywhere. Inescapable on the street, in school, 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 a space to unpack all the bad they've experienced. But as Claire's release gets closer so does the question- Can Claire stay sober and true in 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 to find their way ahead. Done in watercolor and ink, debut author-artist Kate Glasheen has created a world where strong lines meet soft color, and raw emotions meet deep thought in this story of hope, humor, and survival.

A Booklist Editors' Choice- Graphic Novel
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Top Ten First Novel for Youth

Ages 14 & up. Holiday House.

Grades 10-12. Holiday House.

In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.

Denial -- Acceptance -- Boundaries -- Relapse -- Homecoming -- Commencement.

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