Slip by McCoola, Marika

An emotional LGBTQ coming-of-age graphic novel, with a magical twist, for fans of Bloom and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, where a pottery student finds her artistic voice--and her first love.

Just as Jade is about to leave for a summer art program, her best friend, Phoebe, attempts suicide. How is Jade supposed to focus on her ceramics when Phoebe is in so much pain?

At the Art Farm, Jade is thrust into a whirlwind of creation, critiques, and the fervor of her fellow artists. As she gets to know her classmates, she begins to fall for upbeat, whimsical Mary.

The Art Farm is competitive. Jade's teachers are exacting. Overwhelmed, Jade pours herself--and her emotions--into making clay creatures. When she fires them in the kiln, something unreal happens: they come to life, running wild and wreaking havoc. If Jade won't confront her problems, her problems are going to confront her, including the scariest of them all: If Jade finds a way to grow, thrive, and even fall in love this summer, is she leaving Phoebe behind?

Author: Marika McCoola
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.45h x 6.01w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9781616207892
Age Range: 14-18

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 114
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2022
Booklist 05/15/2022 pg. 37
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2022
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 131
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Marika McCoola is a writer, illustrator, educator,  and the New York Times  bestselling author of Baba Yaga's Assistant. She has spent over a decade working to connect books with readers. She studied illustration, art history, creative writing, and ceramics at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and received her BFA in illustration in 2009. 

Aatmaja Pandya is a cartoonist and illustrator born and raised in New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 and has been illustrating professionally ever since. Slip is her first graphic novel.