Cat's best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.Ĭat doesn't remember why she is trapped in her school or why half of them-Cat included-are slowly transforming. The hallways contract and expand along with the school's breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. Lockhart's We Were Liars.Ĭat lives in her high school. Katzenjammer will haunt fans of Chelsea Pitcher's This Lie Will Kill You and E. A tale of family, love, tragedy, and masks-the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. Together and apart, Uly and Sallie must navigate sibling loyalty and romantic love as the campaign spirals toward a devastating conclusion.ĬW: Acts of racism and bigotry, racist language, and gun violence are portrayed in this novel.Īmerican Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafka's The Metamorphosis as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. But how long can she ignore the ugly truth behind Leona's actions? Even after Leona is accused of running a racist campaign that targets the school's students of color-including Sallie's boyfriend, Uly-Sallie wants to give her sister the benefit of the doubt. Sallie has no interest in managing her sister's campaign, but how could she say no? After their parents' death, Leona is practically her only family. and convinces Uly to be her campaign manager. She is fed up with the way white school-body presidential candidate Leona Walls talks about Black students. Uly would rather watch old Westerns with his new girlfriend, Sallie, than get involved in his school's politics-why focus on the "bad" and "ugly" when his days with Sallie are so good? His older sister Regina feels differently. And with all of Riley's hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish.Ī searing YA debut that follows the joys, complexities, and heartbreaks of an interracial romance between high school sophomores that blossoms during a volatile school election While often funny and light, Riley's exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her love of art and drawing. Readers will respond to Riley's journey of self-discovery and will recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but trying her best. Her curiosity about Aaron's two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. Everyone else is squaded up-except Riley.
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Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embracing all the parts of yourself that make you special.įifth grade is just not Riley's vibe.
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