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Skim

By Mariko Tamaki
Illustrators Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki Publisher Groundwood Imprint Groundwood ISBN

9780888997531

Awards and Honors <I>Kirkus Reviews</I> Best Young Adult Book of 2008| 2008 <I>New York Times </I>10 Best Illustrated Books| 2008 <I>Publishers Weekly</I> Best Book of the Year, Comics; 2009 ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults

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Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Illustrations/Images: Nudity/Partial Nudity,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Suicide

"Skim" is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a would-be Wiccan goth who attends a private girls' school in Toronto. She has a broken arm, an increasingly distant best friend, and she thinks she is falling in love with her favorite teacher, Ms. Archer. When Kim's classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, their entire school becomes obsessed with preventing suicide. Kim's classmates talk incessantly about taking care of one another and "celebrating life"-but all Kim gets is their disdain when she won't pretend to be happy. Graphic novel. Black-and-white art.
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