The moment she steps into her dorm room, Cath finds a guy in it. Because her identical twin Wren wanted to branch out, Cath, who deals with social anxiety, faces being alone for the first time. This first installment covers the beginning of Cath Avery's freshman year at the University Of Nebraska. The book returns as a manga adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam. The same themes are discussed: social anxiety, literary fandom, mental illness, sibling relationships, and adapting to college life.įANGIRL was one of the biggest young adult books of 2013, catapulting Rainbow Rowell into a bonafide YA superstar after Eleanor & Park. Although the new medium makes it difficult to incorporate every single word from the book, it's mostly all there, including a few curse words ('f-k,' 'bitch,' 'a-hole'), underage drinking and partying, and the early moments of the central romantic relationship. Adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam, the black-and-white manga version is the first of four installments and covers the first quarter of the book. 1: The Manga is a graphic novel adaptation of Rainbow Rowell's bestselling second YA novel, Fangirl, the college-set coming-of-age story about an introverted and socially anxious fanfiction writer. Fangirl: The Manga is her English debut.Discussion of drinking and getting drunk.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. She self‑publishes her work in South Korea and specializes in the black‑and‑white manga style. Gabi Nam is a South Korean artist who has lived abroad in Japan and France. She’s been a senior games writer, including work on Marvel’s Spider-Man the author of many YA and middle-grade books like T he Unstoppable Wasp, Con Quest!, Tell No Tales, and The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy and a comics writer for beloved titles like Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, My Little Pony, and Transformers. Sam Maggs is a bestselling author of books, comics, and video games. Her comics credits include Marvel’s Runaways and She-Hulk, and the graphic novel Pumpkinheads. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Attachments, Eleanor & Park, Landline, and the Simon Snow Trilogy. Rainbow Rowell lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with her family.

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