Unlovable

Name: Unlovable
Price: 19.96 USD
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ISBN: 9781560979555

ISBN-10: 1560979550

ISBN-13: 9781560979555

Edition: 2009

Authors: Esther Pearl Watson

List price: $22.99

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A soon-to-be teen classic: Esther Pearl Watson loosely based this graphic novel on a teenager's diary from the 1980s found in a gas-station bathroom. Unlovable is a first-person account of Tammy Pierce's sophomore year in 1985. The comic has a devoted following because it is serialized Bust magazine: this is the first-ever collection and Watson has created over 100 new pages for the book, which details Tammy's the sometimes ordinary, sometimes humiliating, often poignant and frequently hilarious exploits. Her hopes, dreams, agonies and defeats are brought to vivid, comedic life by Watson's lovingly grotesque drawings, filled with all the eighties essentials - too much mascara, leg warmers…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 6.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Growing up in Texas, Esther Pearl Watson always dreamed of being the brave cowgirl with amazing hair. She now lives on the rolling farmlands of the Hudson River valley with husband and fellow artist Mark Todd and their baby, Lili. Her first book about Jules and Gertie, The Adventures of Jules and Gertie, was hailed as a "Texas tornado of pure entertainment" by Kirkus Reviews.