Awards
- Commended for Tayshas Reading 2008
- Short-listed for Young Reader's Choice Award (Senior/Grades 10-12) 2009
Overview
The brainy outcast known as Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell. But Fanboy has a secret: a graphic novel he's been working on without telling anyone about it, a graphic novel that he is convinced will lead to publication, fame, and a way out of the crappy little town he lives in and the bullies that make it all hell for him. Just when he thinks he's doomed to be alone, Fanboy meets Kyra, aka Goth Girl, an outrageous, cynical girl who shares Fanboy's love of comics as well as his hatred for jocks and bullies. Fanboy can't resist someone who actually seems to understand him. But Kyra has secrets, too. And they could lead Fanboy to his dreams...or down a path into his own darkness.
Full Product Details
Author: Barry Lyga
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.508kg
ISBN: 9780618723928
ISBN 10: 0618723927
Pages: 311
Publication Date: 01 October 2006
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
. ..Fanboy's whip-smart, often hilariously sarcastic voice...adds fresh, urgent perspective to age-old questions about how young people cope with...being misunderstood as they try to discover themselves. Booklist, ALA, Boxed Review<br><br>Lyga looks at how teens are pushed to their limits by society...His love of comics carries over into all three teen characters, breathing animation into a potentially sad but often funny story. This is a great bridge book for teens who already like graphic novels.<br>School Library Journal, Starred<br><br>Plenty here to keep readers engaged.<br>Publishers Weekly<br><br>So cool that you might want to wrap it in black fabric and have it delivered anonymously to your teenager...What a find.<br>Newsday
So cool that you might want to wrap it in black fabric and have it delivered anonymously to your teenager...What a find.
Author Information
Barry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek and the author of many books, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising, Boy Toy, and Hero-Type for HMH, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever for Marvel Books, and Archvillian for Scholastic. He has also written comic books about everything from sword-wielding nuns to alien revolutionaries. He worked as marketing manager at Diamond Comic Distributers for ten years. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit Barry online at www.barrylyga.com.
