EisnerAward-nominatedauthorLauraLeeGulledge’sTheDarkMatterofMonaStarrisaboldandoriginalYAgraphicnovelaboutoneteen’sbattletounderstandhermentalillness--andfindhercreativegenius.Sometimes,theworldistoomuchforMonaStarr.She’ssweet,geeky,andcreative,butit’shardforhertomakefriendsandconnectwithotherpeople,andherdepressionseemstotakeonavivid,concreteform.ShecallsitherMatter.TheMatterseemstobeeverywhere,tellingMonashe’snotgoodenoughandthateveryonearoundherwishesshe’dgoaway.Butwiththerapy,art,writing,andthepersistenceofafewgoodfriends,MonastartstounderstandherMatterandhowshecanturnherfearsintostrengths.Heartfelt,emotionallyvulnerable,andvisuallystunning,TheDarkMatterofMonaStarrisastoryaboutbattlingyourinnerdoubtsandfears--andfindingyourcreativegenius.“Thisimmersiveportrayalofasensitiveteenlearningtolivewithmentalillnesswillearnnodsofrecognitionfromreaderscopingwithanxietyordepressionbutwillalsoresonatewithyoungpeoplefacinganyfear.“--SchoolLibraryJournal(StarredReview)
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