Friends with Boys
Readers rate it 3.8 (42 on Hardcover)
226 pages · Released Feb 28, 2012 · Macmillan
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Friends with Boys is a coming-of-age graphic novel about a homeschooled teen navigating public high school while haunted by a ghost—a premise that frames emotional and social struggles in supernatural terms. The story emphasizes friendship, self-acceptance, and resilience, with relatable characters and gentle humor. While there are some mild language and references to bullying and emotional distress, the tone is generally thoughtful rather than graphic, making it appropriate for older middle-grade and early high school readers.
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After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.
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- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Comics
- Graphic Novels
- Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Interpersonal relations
- High schools
- Schools
- Ghosts
- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN 9781596435568 · Macmillan