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Heartstopper is an ongoing LGBTQ+ young adult graphic novel and webcomic series written and illustrated by British author Alice Oseman.It follows the lives of Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring as they meet and fall in love.
The novel received a Blue Ribbon honor from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. [23] In January 2020, Laura Dean was named as Printz Honor Book, with the American Library Association writing: "Through soft-hued illustrations and cinematic scope, this graphic novel captures the intoxication of teenage love and the search for ...
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel is a 2010 graphic novel based on Diana Gabaldon's 1991 novel Outlander. [1] [2] Written by Gabaldon with artwork by Hoang Nguyen, the work adapts the first third of Outlander. [1] [3] The Outlander series incorporates elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. [4]
The novel uses distinct color pallets to convey shifts in tone; The world of the living is filled with light pastels, landscapes of flowers and trees, and colorful clouds. The dying forest where the reaper appeals switches entirely to grey tones with some muted blues, making Blue the only speck of color in a large empty space.
Common Sense Media acknowledges that "some readers may be uncomfortable with the graphic novel's depiction of homosexual crushes between young teens." [21] Since this is a common point of contention, many schools will include novels with this type of young romance in order to normalize it and promote more equality. [13]
Roaming was a finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Awards, and tied for the top graphic novel of Publisher Weekly's annual critics poll. [5] [6] Roaming won the 2024 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album. In addition, Mariko Tamaki won the Eisner for Best Writer and Jillian Tamaki won the Eisner for Best Penciler/Inker. [7]
The graphic novel received praise for its art style [4] and writing, [5] as well as its portrayal of diverse characters, including the queer protagonist. [1] An advance review by Ariel Dyer for Comicon.com wrote that it "adds its own unique spin touching on queer romance, high school pranks, and the pressures of family legacy and growing up- all while wrapping readers in a cozy, New England ...
After is a 2014 young adult romance novel written by American author Anna Todd under her Wattpad name Imaginator1D and published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. After is the first installment of the After novel series. A film adaptation of the same name was released on April 12, 2019.