01 May / Skim by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki [in Bloomsbury Review]
Meet Kimberly Keiko Cameron, aka “Skim,” a wannabe witch navigating her angst-filled teenage life in a 1990s Toronto high school. In this book created by cousins Mariko and Jillian making their fabulous collaborative debut, Skim manages to survive the first half of 10th grade – not an easy feat, dealing with her parents’ separation, suicide, depression, questions of homosexuality, challenging friendships, and maybe falling in love.
Readers: Middle Grade, Young Adult
Published: 2008
By in Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Hapa/Mixed-race, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Tags > Bloomsbury Review, BookDragon, Coming-of-age, Friendship, Identity, Jillian Tamaki, LGBTQIA+, Love, Mariko Tamaki, Mixed-race issues, Parent/child relationship, Skim