Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be? Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college n Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future: impress her professors, meet interesting new people, stay close to her best friends and boyfriend back home, flourish as an artist, and shed her lingering high school anxieties. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, the isolation, and all the possibilities that await in this new environment. Based on the author's personal college journal and comics, Freshman Year navigates the inner workings of an 18-year-old girl in witty and heartfelt detail.
This graduation gift pairs perfectly with OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!. Dr. Seuss's sentimental graduation picture book is beloved, but the one teens really need is Freshman Year. This graphic novel debut shows the places students actually do go-the home goods aisle at Target; lavish libraries; grungy parties off campus; cereal-for-dinner at the dining hall.
Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be? Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college n Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future: impress her professors, meet interesting new people, stay close to her best friends and boyfriend back home, flourish as an artist, and shed her lingering high school anxieties. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, the isolation, and all the possibilities that await in this new environment. Based on the author's personal college journal and comics, Freshman Year navigates the inner workings of an 18-year-old girl in witty and heartfelt detail.
This graduation gift pairs perfectly with OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!. Dr. Seuss's sentimental graduation picture book is beloved, but the one teens really need is Freshman Year. This graphic novel debut shows the places students actually do go-the home goods aisle at Target; lavish libraries; grungy parties off campus; cereal-for-dinner at the dining hall.
Sarah Mai is an illustrator and writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she developed a passion for graphic novels, and is the illustrator of The Cool Code and The Cool Code 2.0: The Switch Glitch written by Deirdre Langeland. Freshman Year marks her author-illustrator debut.
"College-bound high school readers will appreciate Sarah's
cluelessness, feelings of being overwhelmed, and existential
self-searching . . . A solid addition where realistic graphic
fiction is in demand."--School Library Journal
"I would have eaten this book up as a high schooler and have, in my
adulthood, read several comics that cover this terrain: moving away
to college. This is Sarah's graphic memoir of leaving her home to
attend college . . . . It's about all of the expectations and
anticipation and what happens when those things butt against the
realities of what college life is actually like."
--Book Riot
"This engaging story about adjusting to the upheaval of college
fits nicely alongside other coming-of-age comics...Sarah's
difficulty finding herself is well communicated through the
expressive art style."--Booklist
"Freshman Year perfectly captures the surreal nature and
bewildering independence that comes with the first year of
college--a time so unique unto itself. Brought back many forgotten
sense memories I know I'll never experience in quite the same way
again, but I have always wanted to remember. Thank you, Sarah!"
--Heather Albinson, Wild Rumpus Books
"This detailed, meditative tale is insightful, honest, and darkly
funny, and it includes threads that are (realistically) not tidily
resolved. An engaging and relatable slice-of-life story."--Kirkus
Reviews
"Freshman Year brilliantly captures the hardships and messy journey
of self-discovery in college. Accompanied by a charming art style,
it's a heartfelt and relatable story that will resonate with anyone
who's trying to find their own path. Sarah Mai delivers an honest
and essential YA debut."--Kat Fajardo, creator of MISS QUINCES
"A really lovely slice-of-life look at a tender time in life: The
first year of college. This is a story chock full of heart,
sadness, and wit."--Tillie Walden, creator of ON A SUNBEAM and
SPINNING
"FRESHMAN YEAR is both a relatable recounting of the ups and downs
of the first year of college, and an excellent exploration of
navigating the challenges and responsibilities of emerging
adulthood. A thoughtful, fun, and refreshing read--and the perfect
gift for every high schooler contemplating college."--Megan Wagner
Lloyd, bestselling author of ALLERGIC and SQUISHED
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