Tegan and Sara: Junior High -- Tegan Quin, Paperback

From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grade graphic novel that explores growing up, coming out, and finding yourself through music and sisterhood, perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Sisters.

Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For the first time ever, they ask who one sister is without the other.

Set in the present day, this effervescent blend of fiction and autobiography, with artwork from Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden, offers a glimpse at the two sisters before they became icons, exploring their shifting relationship, their own experiences coming out, and the first steps of their musical journey.

A prequel of sorts to the authors' bestselling adult memoir High School, now an 8-episode Freevee television series!

Author: Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780374313029

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Booklist 04/15/2023 pg. 37
School Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 80

About the Author

Tegan Quin and Sara Quin have sold well over one million records and have shared the stage with artists like Taylor Swift, Paramore, and Katy Perry over the course of their career. They sang "Everything Is AWESOME!!!" in The Lego Movie and are executive producers of the TV series High School based on their bestselling adult memoir. In 2016, they created the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ+ people. The twin sisters currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and an illustrator who is a twin from Austin, Texas. She has published numerous graphic novels, including her Eisner Award-winning memoir Spinning. She currently lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with her cat, Stan.