The Girl from the Sea

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mother, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether Morgan is ready or not. A gorgeous coming of age story in graphic novel form, celebrating what it means to be different Molly Knox Ostertag was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020 Stunning full colour illustrations throughout

Autorentext

Lee Knox Ostertag is the acclaimed ABA Indie and New York Times bestselling graphic novel author-illustrator of The Girl from the Sea and the Witch Boy trilogy: The Witch Boy, The Hidden Witch, and The Midwinter Witch, as well as a writer for animation. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Lee was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30: Media list in 2020. He's married to fellow writer and artist ND Stevenson, and they live in Los Angeles with two cats and a very cuddly dog. You can find him online at leeknoxostertag.com

Klappentext

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mother, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether Morgan is ready or not.

A gorgeous coming of age story in graphic novel form, celebrating what it means to be different Lee Knox Ostertag was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020 Stunning full colour illustrations throughout

*"Clever use of illustrated group texts figure prominently, showing true-to-life teenage friend group dynamics"*Children's Books Ireland

Zusammenfassung
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novelabout family and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret, she dreams of kissinganother girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girlnamed Keltie. As the girls start to fall in love, will what they'rehiding come to the surface?