Sarah Mai

Freshman Year (a Graphic Novel) -- Sarah Mai, Hardcover

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A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college--perfect for fans of Heartstopper.

Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be? Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college n Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future: impress her professors, meet interesting new people, stay close to her best friends and boyfriend back home, flourish as an artist, and shed her lingering high school anxieties. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, the isolation, and all the possibilities that await in this new environment. Based on the author's personal college journal and comics, Freshman Year navigates the inner workings of an 18-year-old girl in witty and heartfelt detail.

This graduation gift pairs perfectly with OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!. Dr. Seuss's sentimental graduation picture book is beloved, but the one teens really need is Freshman Year. This graphic novel debut shows the places students actually do go--the home goods aisle at Target; lavish libraries; grungy parties off campus; cereal-for-dinner at the dining hall.


Author: Sarah Mai
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach
Published: 02/13/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 8.57h x 6.02w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780316401074
Audience: Young Adult

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/22/2024
Booklist 02/01/2024 pg. 45

About the Author
Sarah Mai is an illustrator and writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she developed a passion for graphic novels, and is the illustrator of The Cool Code and The Cool Code 2.0: The Switch Glitch written by Deirdre Langeland. Freshman Year marks her author-illustrator debut.

Product Tags:

Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach, College & University, Comics & Graphic Novels, Coming of Age, Friendship, Hardcover, High School, Humorous, Sarah Mai, School & Education, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction

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