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The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

Marc Notes: A fifteen-year-old geek who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters...

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Marc Notes:
A fifteen-year-old geek who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, including himself.

Brief Description:
Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell. The bullies have made him their favorite target, his best (and only) friend seems headed for the dark side (sports and popularity), and his pregnant mother and the step-fascist are eagerly awaiting the birth of the alien life form known as Fanboy's new little brother or sister.

Fanboy, though, has a secret: a graphic novel he's been working on without telling anyone, a graphic novel that he is convinced will lead to publication, fame, and--most important of all--a way out of the crappy little town he lives in and all the people that make it hell for him.

When Fanboy meets Kyra, a.k.a. Goth Girl, he finds an outrageous, cynical girl who shares his love of comics as well as his hatred for jocks and bullies. Fanboy can't resist someone who actually seems to understand him, and soon he finds himself willing to heed her advice--to ignore or crush anyone who stands in his way.

Review Quotes:
"...Fanboy's whip-smart, often hilariously sarcastic voice...adds fresh, urgent perspective to age-old questions about how young people cope with...being misunderstood as they try to discover themselves." Booklist, ALA, Boxed Review

Lyga looks at how teens are pushed to their limits by society...His love of comics carries over into all three teen characters, breathing animation into a potentially sad but often funny story. This is a great bridge book for teens who already like graphic novels.
School Library Journal, Starred

Plenty here to keep readers engaged.
Publishers Weekly

So cool that you might want to wrap it in black fabric and have it delivered anonymously to your teenager...What a find.
Newsday

Review Citations:

  • Booklist 09/01/2006 pg. 113 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2006 pg. 1018 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2006 pg. 334 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Publishers Weekly 10/23/2006 pg. 52 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Kliatt 11/01/2006 pg. 14 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • School Library Journal 11/01/2006 pg. 141 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2006 pg. 178 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 97 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 40 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780618723928, Hardcover)
  • Publishers Weekly 08/13/2007 pg. 70 (EAN 9780618916528, Paperback)
  • Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 24 (EAN 9780618916528, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:Lyga, Barry

Barry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek and the author of many books, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising, Boy Toy, and Hero-Type for HMH, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever for Marvel Books, and Archvillian for Scholastic. He has also written comic books about everything from sword-wielding nuns to alien revolutionaries. He worked as marketing manager at Diamond Comic Distributers for ten years. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit Barry online at www.barrylyga.com.




Author: Lyga, Barry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2006-10-01
BISAC: Young Adult Fiction|Art|Young Adult Fiction|Social Themes|Friendship|Young Adult Fiction|Social Themes|Dating & Sex
Subjects: Cartoons and comics|Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)|Interpersonal relations|High schools|Schools|Self-perception
Weight: 1.12 lbs
ISBN: 9780618723928
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780618723928

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