![]() An edgy, keenly observed and poignant glimpse into the heartache of being young. And falling in love only makes things worse… Suicide, depression, love, being gay or not, crushes, cliques, and finding a way to be your own fully human self–are all explored in this brilliant collaboration by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. ![]() As concerned guidance counselors provide lectures on the “cycle of grief,” and the popular clique starts a new club (Girls Celebrate Life!) to bolster school spirit, Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression. When Skim’s classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. “Skim” is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls’ school. ![]() She tries dressing like a goth, she tries out a wiccan ceremony, but she just sinks further into depression and existential misery. Heartbreakingly funny, moving and vibrantly drawn, Skim is an extraordinary book–a smart and sensitive graphic novel of the highest literary and artistic quality, by and about young women. Her parents are unpleasantly separated, her arm is broken, her best friend is turning nasty, a boy in her class committed suicide, and she has a crush on a female teacher. ![]() You can read this before Skim PDF full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Skim written by Mariko Tamaki which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Skim by Mariko Tamaki ![]()
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