Skim Laura Ķeniņš in this meticulously observed debut

in this meticulously observed debut

Here’s a terrific example of the current wave of great comics from Europe

clever and perfectly paced

Book 1 (of 2)

In her hands

Skim Laura Ķeniņš in this meticulously observed debutBy Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki. Published by Groundwood Books. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W, 2010. A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008. Skim is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not slim, would be Wiccan goth stuck in a private girls' school in Toronto. When a classmate's boyfriend kills himself because he was rumoured to be gay, the school goes into mourning overdrive, each clique trying to find