MARIKO TAMAKI / TAMAKI, MARIKO
u003cpu003eu003cbu003eOne of FORBES u003c/bu003eu003cbu003eBest Graphic Novels of 2019 u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eOn BCCB 2019 Blue Ribbons Listu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eOne of NPR's Best Books of 2019u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eBooklist 2019 Editors' Choiceu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eOne of Bitch Media’s Best Queer YA Novels of 2019u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eAuthor Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love in u003ciu003eLaura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Meu003c/iu003e, a graphic novel that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eLaura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eReeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. Maybe it's Freddy, who is rapidly losing her friends, including Doodle, who needs her now more than ever. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnists like Anna Vice to help her through being a teenager in love.u003c/pu003e