{"product_id":"slip-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Slip (a Graphic Novel) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarika McCoola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAatmaja Pandya\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emotional LGBTQ coming-of-age graphic novel, with a magical twist, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efor fans of \u003ci\u003eBloom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLaura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me\u003c\/i\u003e, where \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea pottery student finds her artistic voice--and her first love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as Jade is about to leave for a summer art program, her best friend, Phoebe, attempts suicide. How is Jade supposed to focus on her ceramics when Phoebe is in so much pain? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the Art Farm, Jade is thrust into a whirlwind of creation, critiques, and the fervor of her fellow artists. As she gets to know her classmates, she begins to fall for upbeat, whimsical Mary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Art Farm is competitive. Jade's teachers are exacting. Overwhelmed, Jade pours herself--and her emotions--into making clay creatures. When she fires them in the kiln, something unreal happens: they come to life, running wild and wreaking havoc. If Jade won't confront her problems, her problems are going to confront her, including the scariest of them all: If Jade finds a way to grow, thrive, and even fall in love this summer, is she leaving Phoebe behind? \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarika McCoola\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, illustrator, educator,  and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBaba Yaga's Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e. She has spent over a decade working to connect books with readers. She studied illustration, art history, creative writing, and ceramics at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and received her BFA in illustration in 2009.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAatmaja Pandya \u003c\/b\u003eis a cartoonist and illustrator born and raised in New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 and has been illustrating professionally ever since. \u003ci\u003eSlip \u003c\/i\u003eis her first graphic novel.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.45 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457704935602,"sku":"9781616207892","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e0ec93c506dcab46739a79f973f64109.webp?v=1778883831","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/slip-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}