A NYPL Best YA Book of the Year A PW Best Book of the Year "Walden is able to just as easily spin an enchanting web of stories as she is to evoke a range of emotions from just a few sparsely illustrated panels." -- Entertainment Weekly "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 " Spinning is a heart-wrenching memoir from a brilliant young cartoonist." -- The AV Club " Spinning is beautiful and brilliant so yes, you might want to prepare yourself for the feels." -- The Mary Sue "[An] intimately powerful graphic memoir." -- Bustle "A gorgeous literary comic. Walden lays bare the winding road to growing up and coming into one's own." -- Rookie "Tillie Walden is one of the brightest talents in comics today.
I can't recommend her work enough. Start with Spinning ." --Jeff Lemire, bestselling author of the Descender series " 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 "I cannot recommend Tillie Walden's Spinning enough." --Kate Leth, bestselling writer and cartoonist "Tillie Walden is one of the most impressive and important young artists in all of comics today. She's a brilliant writer, and the linework and imagination in her art are simply stunning." -- Autostraddle "An essential story for young readers.
" -- Lambda Literary "Astounding. Walden has already become one of the brightest lights in American cartooning, and Spinning is her finest work to date." -- Vulture "An emotional and powerful journey . a perfect gift for any girl or young woman struggling to be herself in a hostile and pressured environment." -- Curve "Through Walden's delicately drawn illustrations and well-chosen words, we are immersed into her uncertain and changing world. an impressive and insightful debut." -- Advocate "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.
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