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Written by Alisa Kwitney Art and cover by Joelle Jones Alisa Kwitney is my guilty pleasure. - Neil Gaiman, Hugo Award-winning author of American Gods Can a Jewish girl out of time and a Spanish old soul survive culture clashes and criminal records to find true love in the sun-drenched, sequined miasma that was South Beach in the 1980s? Noted comics writer and novelist Alisa Kwitney (Flirting in Cars, DESTINY: A CHRONICLE OF DEATHS FORETOLD) and amazing artist Joelle Jones (12 Reasons Why I Love Her) team up for the ultimate retro romance. Retailers: See this month's order form for a special ordering incentive on this title. Advance-solicited; on sale October 22 * 5.25 x 8 * 176 pg, B&W, $9.99 US

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BOOKLIST 11/15/08 Shira lives in a Miami hotel with her widowed father and her grandmother. When Shira s father begins todate his secretary and their relationship turns serious, Shira has trouble accepting how he is changing. And, for his part, her father can t communicate as well with an almost 16-year-old Shira as he could when shewas just a little girl. Shira turns to petty shoplifting and the arms of a mysterious Spanish boy to cope withher feelings. All the ingredients of a standard and credible YA problem novel are here, but Kwitney s script and Jones expressive black-and-white art make the story fresh and worth the quick reading time. Relationships are authentic, and both adults and teens evidence a true depth of character. The sadly soonto-be discontinued Minx line again upholds its standard of well-crafted and original work, and readers ofToken will want to look to Re-Gifters (2007) and Good as Lily (2007) for similarly well-told tales about the emotional hardships of growing up through accepting others as well as oneself. BOOKLIST 11/15/08 Shira lives in a Miami hotel with her widowed father and her grandmother. When Shira's father begins todate his secretary and their relationship turns serious, Shira has trouble accepting how he is changing. And, for his part, her father can't communicate as well with an almost 16-year-old Shira as he could when shewas just a little girl. Shira turns to petty shoplifting and the arms of a mysterious Spanish boy to cope withher feelings. All the ingredients of a standard--and credible--YA problem novel are here, but Kwitney's script and Jones' expressive black-and-white art make the story fresh and worth the quick reading time. Relationships are authentic, and both adults and teens evidence a true depth of character. The sadly soonto-be discontinued Minx line again upholds its standard of well-crafted and original work, and readers ofToken will want to look to Re-Gifters (2007) and Good as Lily (2007) for similarly well-told tales about the emotional hardships of growing up through accepting others as well as oneself.

BOOKLIST 11/15/08 <br>Shira lives in a Miami hotel with her widowed father and her grandmother. When Shira's father begins todate his secretary and their relationship turns serious, Shira has trouble accepting how he is changing. And, for his part, her father can't communicate as well with an almost 16-year-old Shira as he could when shewas just a little girl. Shira turns to petty shoplifting and the arms of a mysterious Spanish boy to cope withher feelings. All the ingredients of a standard--and credible--YA problem novel are here, but Kwitney's script and Jones' expressive black-and-white art make the story fresh and worth the quick reading time. Relationships are authentic, and both adults and teens evidence a true depth of character. The sadly soonto-be discontinued Minx line again upholds its standard of well-crafted and original work, and readers ofToken will want to look to Re-Gifters (2007) and Good as Lily (2007) for similarly well-told tales about the emotional hardships of growing up through accepting others as well as oneself.

BOOKLIST 11/15/08Shira lives in a Miami hotel with her widowed father and her grandmother. When Shira's father begins todate his secretary and their relationship turns serious, Shira has trouble accepting how he is changing. And, for his part, her father can't communicate as well with an almost 16-year-old Shira as he could when shewas just a little girl. Shira turns to petty shoplifting and the arms of a mysterious Spanish boy to cope withher feelings. All the ingredients of a standard--and credible--YA problem novel are here, but Kwitney's script and Jones' expressive black-and-white art make the story fresh and worth the quick reading time. Relationships are authentic, and both adults and teens evidence a true depth of character. The sadly soonto-be discontinued Minx line again upholds its standard of well-crafted and original work, and readers ofToken will want to look to Re-Gifters (2007) and Good as Lily (2007) for similarly well-told tales about the emotional hardships of growing up through accepting others as well as oneself.

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