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A review by maryehavens
Token by Alisa Kwitney, Joëlle Jones
3.0
I didn't get 1987 from this at all. Maybe the Woolworth's counter? But even then, I thought it was some Miami staple and not a 1987 thing.
The illustration was good and more in the style of a traditional comic book. I thought Kwitney captured a first crush very well - didn't understand the Mean Girl motivation. What was that about?
It's a little too sexual to share with my daughter, mostly because of the illustrations, honestly. With the way Shira was drawn, I expected her to get a lot more sexual harassment from her school mates and maybe even a bump in popularity vs. the bullying. Didn't make a ton of sense to the story line.
If more graphic novels by Kwitney appear in the library, I'll give them a shot.
The illustration was good and more in the style of a traditional comic book. I thought Kwitney captured a first crush very well - didn't understand the Mean Girl motivation. What was that about?
It's a little too sexual to share with my daughter, mostly because of the illustrations, honestly. With the way Shira was drawn, I expected her to get a lot more sexual harassment from her school mates and maybe even a bump in popularity vs. the bullying. Didn't make a ton of sense to the story line.
If more graphic novels by Kwitney appear in the library, I'll give them a shot.