false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167958873m/29016.jpg 29016 1 <I>The Freddie Stories</I> is a collection of strips from Lynda Barry's weekly cartoon, <I>Ernie Pook's Comeek</I>. As the title suggests, all the strips feature Freddie, a gentle misfit and self-described "fag" who goes through a wrenching year. Though Barry's drawing style is whimsical and her protagonists are kids, this is definitely not a book for young children. The haunting--and sometimes downright disturbing--stories cover everything from the fluid nature of friendships to special ed. class to arson. Not only do Freddie's peers misunderstand him, his mother is cold and distant and makes no secret of the fact that she dislikes him. Tough odds, but luckily Freddie has his exuberant sister, Marlys, to help him through. Though the bright spots in <I>The Freddie Stories</I> are few and far between, it's a nearly impossible book to put down once you've started it. Barry's young characters are as painfully real as her drawings are hypnotic. <I>--Ali Davis</I> 29489 9 1 1999 The Freddie Stories total:240|5:124|4:80|3:31|2:4|1:1| 240 1042 279 17 4 0 false true Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:30:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:30:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 05:20:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 05:28:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 08:53:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 08:57:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 12:29:02 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 12:29:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 11:28:30 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 11:39:05 -0700 2008
This brief book is tragic and hilarious, fantastic and all too real. It entails the level ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 04 14:31:27 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 12:03:21 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:36:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:47:49 -0800 2009 Of all time.
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she really shares simple stories in a genius way. there's more to her stories than it seems at first glance. i could read this one again!]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 28 01:36:46 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 01:59:45 -0700 2007
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