Overview

An Eisner Award Finalist Life is full of connections-if you know how to make them. Crushing  follows two people-one determined and a bit awkward, the other unsure where to begin-longing to find out where they belong. Their intersecting and overlapping journeys reveal hidden connections and the unpredictable and unexpected ways we may find each other.     Achingly beautiful, quietly defiant, and full of subtle wit and wisdom, Crushing is a story told in silence; a story without words but bursting with life and color.     This stunning debut graphic novel from Sophie Burrows is a timely look at life in an age of distance and a story of love and understanding -- a perfect book to read and to share.

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9781643752396

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The accomplished pencil drawings with red highlights are eloquent and emotive, drawing readers in, conveying the personalities of the characters, and capturing the poignancy, dignity, drama, and humor of the everyday . . . Evocatively sketches a fine line between someday and happily-ever-after. --Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Sophie Burrows is an illustrator and author based in London. She earned her MA in children's book illustration at Cambridge School of Art, where she spent time nurturing a love for comics and writing and developing her own children's books. Besides drawing, she loves live music, trashy television, cooking, and spending time outdoors. Her first picture book, Ig and Og and the Other Frog, was published in 2020.

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