Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
Published: 2017
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"Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir" by Maggie Thrash is a coming-of-age story set in a summer camp where Maggie navigates her teenage years, grappling with her identity and burgeoning sexuality. As she becomes infatuated with a fellow camper, the complexities of first love, friendship, and self-discovery unfold amid the backdrop of camp life. Illustrated with heartfelt and expressive artwork, the memoir captures the awkwardness and excitement of adolescence, highlighting themes of acceptance, belonging, and the quest for personal truth. Maggie’s journey reflects the broader struggles of young women finding their place in the world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.
This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2017 by Dreamscape Media .
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Cybils Award - Graphic Novel - YA
This book was recognised in the Graphic Novel - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
LA Times Book Award - Graphic Novel
This book was recognised in the Graphic Novel category by the La Times Book Award.
This book features the following character:
Maggie Thrash
This book features the character Maggie Thrash.