#95: Tomboy: Liz Prince

Tomboy is a graphic novel about refusing gender boundaries, yet unwittingly embracing gender stereotypes at the same time, and realizing later in life that you can be just as much of a girl in jeans and a T-shirt as you can in a pink tutu. A memoir told anecdotally, Tomboy follows author and zine artist Liz Prince through her early childhood into adulthood and explores her ever-evolving struggles and wishes regarding what it means to "be a girl." From staunchly refuting anything she perceived as being "girly" to the point of misogyny, to discovering through the punk community that your identity is whatever you make of it, regardless of your gender, Tomboy is as much humorous and honest as it is at points uncomfortable and heartbreaking.

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Zest Books (September 2, 2014)
ISBN: 9781936976553

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AUTHOR BIO:

Liz Prince's first book, "Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?," was nominated for several awards and won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut in 2005. Born in Boston, MA, she grew up in Santa Fe, NM, and has been drawing comics since the third grade. She has since produced many of her own comics and mini-comics, which mix her real-life foibles with charming cartooning and comic timing. Fans have described her work as being "cute," making them feel "warm and fuzzy," or simply being "too much information." She now lives outside of Boston and drinks more than her fair share of coffee.

REVIEW:

Eye-opening!

Haven't been bullied myself, and when I read others' stories it is often hard to swallow. How can such horrible people do this in the world?! Well, they do. Sadly, children can often be the most cruel of them all too. They just don't grasp the depth of what they are doing though.

I saw the authors' photo in the back at the age of 5 and age 30. Yeah, at 5, she had a suit and tie on. She still looked like a little girl to me though. Same at 32. No suit and tie, but she still looked female. I had a hard time thinking I could ever mistake her for a man, or anyone else for that matter. To think she spent most of her life being mistaken for a boy. Gender labeling was the issue of her bullying too, and the story.

I really hope pubescent teens everywhere read this book. Girl, boy, it doesn't matter. The message is just to powerful to ignore and much needed in today's society. As long as gender is an issue and bullying exists, there will be a need for books like this. The graphic format will help sink it into their younger and immature minds.

Read it first for yourself though. See what I mean.

4/5

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Scooby Doo: The Sword And The Scoob

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL NOW AND DVD MARCH 23! RATED F 72 minutes AMAZON An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons. While there, Shaggy unwittingly pulls out Excalibur from a nearby stone to cut a block of cheese and now no one is sure who the rightful ruler is. The legendary wizard, Merlin, appears and explains that the throne of Camelot must be determined through TRIAL BY COMBAT. Our heroes pull out all the stops to try and win the tournament, break the witch's hold on King Arthur, and find a way back to the present in this legendary story of Scooby Doo in King Arthur's Court. REVIEW: It was weird starting off with a He-Man lookalike, Thunder the Barabarian), until I realized a character from the film was watching the cartoon in the airplane. Still, it was kind of cool to reminice about two cartoons from my childhood. So many great actors bring the film to life! What a fun story it was too! Although

#19: Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. KINDLE: 448 KB Print Length: 400 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (January 3, 2012) ASIN: B005KJJ4F8 AMAZON US | AMAZON CA AUTHOR BIO: Marissa Meyer was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, home of Almond Roca and Stadium High School, which was made famous when Heath

The #Friday56 & #Instagram56

Welcome to week 588! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on Amazon . Read my review . Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q: How many books do you buy per month? A: I honestly don't have a number. I rarely buy books, and when I do, it's a book I can't live without. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

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