Synopsis
The classic book featuring Maybonne Mullen and her little sister Marlys is back in print!
Lynda Barry captures all the glorious magic and excrutiating pain of junior high school in this Ernie Pook Comeek collection from the early 90s. The star of this collection is 14 year old Maybonne who relays the angst and insecurity of life through hand scrawled diary...
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08 February 2022
9781770465459Reviews
“Barry’s now-classic collection of comics about the wonders and horrors of middle school, starring 14-year-old Maybonne, is back in this reissue. All the anxiety and insecurity are still there.” —New York Times
“There’s something alchemical about Barry’s work as a whole, and this collection demonstrates her uncommon ability to zero in on just the right heartstring.” —Booklist, Starred Review
“Lynda Barry is the North Star. The linear narrative [of Come Over Come Over] is a timeless portrait of girlhood, as easy to read as any classic YA novel.” —Chicago Reader
“Lynda Barry remembers being a kid better than anyone else on the planet, as evidenced by her funny, painful, poignant [work].” —The Star Tribune
“Charming and clever, these strips deserve to be read and reread.” —Toronto Star
“Unsettling, comedic, and awkward vignettes make readers squirm with uncomfortable self-recognition—and shared hope.” —Kirkus, Starred Review
“Barry's prose cleverly reveals the comedy inherent in adolescent self-dramatization; her quirky drawings, which resemble notebook doodles, somehow capture the appearance of the nerdy heroine and her baby sister.” —Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
