false 1610505 2 Ariel Schrag captures the American high school experience in all its awkward, questioning glory in <I>Awkward and Definition,</i> the first of three amazingly honest autobiographical graphic novels about her teenage years. <P>During the summer following each year at Berkeley High School in California, Ariel wrote a comic book about her experiences, which she would then photocopy and sell around school. Some friends thrilled to see themselves in the comic, others not so much, but everyone was interested. <P><I>Awkward</i> chronicles Ariel's freshman year, and <I>Definition,</i> her sophomore year. With anxiety in excess and frustration to the fullest, Ariel dives in -- meeting new people, going to concerts, crushing out, loving chemistry, drawing comics, and obsessing over everything from glitter-laden girls to ionic charges and the constant pursuit of the number-one score. <P>Totally true and achingly honest, with every cringe-inducing encounter and exhilarating first moment documented -- <I>Awkward and Definition</i> is an unflinching look at what it's like being a teenage girl in America. 5459818 1997 Awkward and Definition total:238|5:53|4:94|3:75|2:14|1:2| 238 896 345 31 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:24:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:53:54 -0700 2009 Awkward and Definition came to me as a gift to myself; having picked up Ariel Schrag's Likewise recently (but not yet having read it), my breath caught in my throat when I spotted this collection of her earli...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:25:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:41:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:29:10 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:35:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:39:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 21:28:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:12:06 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:13:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:45:39 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:56:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 09:36:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 11:08:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 09:51:36 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 12:42:41 -0800 2009 1 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:34:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:38:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:17:08 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:17:08 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jun 02 18:42:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 18:44:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:27:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:30:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 10:58:30 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 10:59:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:31:10 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:32:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 08:58:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 08:59:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:43:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:15:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 18:33:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:33:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:27:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:31:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 07:23:39 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 07:03:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Sep 13 14:12:22 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 22:09:03 -0700 2007 Potential:

"Also, keep an eye out for Potential's predecessor, Definition. While it does manage to be a quick and entertaining read, it lacks a bit of the emotional depth achieved in the Shrag's later work. Still, it’s worth finding a copy if only to get a glimpse...more...]]>