Frizzy sub/BODIES the groundbreaking and candid coming-of-age

the groundbreaking and candid coming-of-age novel in-real-time from one of America's most celebrated poets that is considered a cult classic

In this empowering and feminist retelling

As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary

to Manhattan’s fabled Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic

when the relationship turns sour

Frizzy sub/BODIES the groundbreaking and candid coming-of-ageBy: Claribel A. Ortega, Rose Bousamra (Illustrated by) A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embraces her natural curls. Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Ta Ruby, and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have "presentable,"