Spinning
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Status
Teen Nonfiction - South Wing Basement
T 741.5973 W144
2 available
T 741.5973 W144
2 available
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Teen Nonfiction - South Wing Basement | T 741.5973 W144 | On Shelf |
Teen Nonfiction - South Wing Basement | T 741.5973 W144 | On Shelf |
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Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
395 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Notes
Description
Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she'd outgrown her passion--and she finally needed to find her own voice.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographical comics.
Autobiographies.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Coming-of-age comics.
Creative nonfiction.
Figure skaters -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Lesbian comics.
Lesbian teenagers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Queer comics.
Sports comics.
Walden, Tillie, -- 1996- -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Autobiographies.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Coming-of-age comics.
Creative nonfiction.
Figure skaters -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Lesbian comics.
Lesbian teenagers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Queer comics.
Sports comics.
Walden, Tillie, -- 1996- -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walden, T. (2017). Spinning (First edition.). First Second.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walden, Tillie, 1996-. 2017. Spinning. First Second.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walden, Tillie, 1996-. Spinning First Second, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walden, Tillie. Spinning First edition., First Second, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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