"[A] stark, gripping graphic novel memoir." -- Washington Post , "These books can help build strong girls--and boys--for today's world" "Tillie Walden's Spinning is an engrossing, gorgeously quiet look back at the 12 years she devoted to figure and synchronized skating." -- New York Times "Intimate and compelling. A quiet powerhouse of a memoir." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "An elegant, contemplative, and somber graphic memoir . A haunting and resonant coming-of-age story." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Quiet and lyrical . and deeply satisfying.

A stirring, gorgeously illustrated story of finding the strength to follow one's own path." -- Booklist , starred review "An honest and intimate coming-of-age story that will be appreciated by tweens and young teens, especially those in competitive sports." -- School Library Journal "An accessible introduction to the graphic novel form. Older readers will want to graduate from this to Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. " -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This beautiful story about sorrow, growth, and triumph will resonate in every reader's heart." --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times -bestselling author and two-time National Book Award finalist "This is a beautifully told story that will resonate with anyone who played an instrument, or did gymnastics, or got signed up for skating: these things weren't always what we wanted to do or cared about, but they gave us some focus when everything else was mystery and chaos." --Lucy Knisley, New York Times bestselling author of Relish: My Life in the Kitchen " Spinning is spare yet intimate, painfully honest, and oh-so-real." --Malinda Lo, three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist author of Ash and Adaptation "Gorgeous and honest.

" --Faith Erin Hicks, award-winning author of The Nameless City.