![]() "Canadian cartoonist Jessica Campbell delivers a gracefully laconic graphic novel about a teen girl in the early aughts wrestling with faith and sexuality."- Electric Literature, Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2022 ![]() "Using the pressures of adolescence and indoctrination of the church as a framework, Campbell captures the stress endured by young women and their bodies."- Hyperallergic Rave is an instant classic, a coming-of-age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them. She captures teenage antics and banter with astute comedic style, simultaneously skewering bullies, a culture of slut-shaming, and the devastating impact of religious zealotry. Afterward, a potent blend of Christian guilt and internalized homophobia causes Lauren to question the experience.Īuthor Jessica Campbell ( XTC69) uses frankness and dark humor to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. That evening, Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and the two melt into each other, in what becomes Lauren’s first queer encounter. Mariah has dial-up internet, an absentee mom, and a Wiccan altar-the perfect setting for a study session and sleepover to remember. She’s a devout member of an evangelical church, but when her Bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah’s house. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. A queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of church ![]()
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