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Breaking Up
ALAN Review, Summer 2007 by Hazlett, Lisa A
Breaking Up by Aimee Friedman Scholastic, 2007, 191 pp., $8.99 Graphic Novel/Popularity/Romance ISBN-13: 978-0-439-74867-4
Chloe begins her junior year with her three best friends, expecting a year similar to previous ones. However, the girls' friendship drastically changes when one seeks extreme popularity, another wrestles a boyfriend's unwanted intimacy demands, and one battles overprotective parents. Chloe falls for the school nerd who is talented, intelligent, and kind, but hides their relationship for fear of ostracism.
Naturally, these situations become increasingly complicated and divisive, leading to the girls' friendship implosion and Chloe's realization that maturity brings many changes. While all resolve their problems, the girls realize their friendship is changed and it, too, must evolve to remain intact.
This graphic novel, drawn and narrated by Chloe, nails high school experiences through its expressive, dynamic illustrations with characters' secret thoughts and imagined scenarios being appropriately hilarious or poignant. Although the plot is familiar with events foreseen, the graphic format makes it engrossing and highlights its valuable messages.
Lisa A. Hazlett
Vermillion, SD
Copyright Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Summer 2007
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