Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Mariko Tamaki
Readers rate it 3.8 (240 on Hardcover)
304 pages · Released May 7, 2019 · First Second
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This is a thoughtfully crafted LGBTQ+ graphic novel about a teenage girl navigating a toxic romantic relationship while learning about healthy friendships and self-worth. The story centers on emotional growth and features age-appropriate romantic content without explicit material. While it addresses mature themes like relationship manipulation and loneliness, it does so in a reflective, supportive way that models healthy problem-solving and self-awareness.
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Author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a graphic novel that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. Laura Dean, the most... Author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a graphic novel that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend. Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. Maybe it's Freddy, who is rapidly losing her friends, including Doodle, who needs her now more than ever. Fortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnists like Anna Vice to help her through being a teenager in love.
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- LGBTQ graphic novels
- Children's fiction
- Teenage girls
- Comic books, strips
- Love in adolescence
- Friendship in adolescence
- Lesbians
- Interpersonal relations
- Cartoons and comics
- Interpersonal relationships
- Juvenile fiction
- Love
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ISBN 9781250312846 · First Second