Name: Skim
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Author: Mariko Tamaki
ISBN: 9780888999641

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mariko Tamaki

Illustrated by

Jillian Tamaki

Publisher

Groundwood Books

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.5x17.6x0.9 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN

9780888999641

ISBN13

9780888999641

Synopsis "Skim "

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 something to hold on to and something to believe in. It's a weird time to fall in love, but that's high school, and that's what happens to Skim when she starts to meet in secret with her neo-hippie English teacher, Ms. Archer. But when Ms. Archer abruptly leaves, Skim struggles to cope with her confusion and isolation, armed with her trusty journal and a desire to shed old friendships while cautiously approaching new ones. Depression, love, sexual identity, crushes, manipulative peers --teen life in all its dramatic complexities is explored in this touching, pitch-perfect, literary graphic masterpiece. Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki collaborate brilliantly in this poignant glimpse into the heartache of being sixteen. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Mariko Tamaki

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Mariko Tamaki es una escritora canadiense nacida en Toronto, conocida por su trabajo en novelas gráficas, literatura juvenil y cómics. Comenzó su carrera en el ámbito de la literatura con obras centradas en temas de identidad, adolescencia y experiencias LGBTQ+. Alcanzó reconocimiento internacional con la novela gráfica Skim (2008), realizada en colaboración con su prima Jillian Tamaki, donde explora la vida de una adolescente en un entorno escolar. Esta obra fue elogiada por su enfoque honesto y sensible.

Posteriormente, Tamaki continuó su carrera con títulos como This One Summer (2014), también ilustrado por Jillian Tamaki, que recibió múltiples premios y fue notable por su tratamiento maduro de los problemas juveniles. Además de su trabajo independiente, ha escrito para importantes editoriales como Marvel y DC Comics, contribuyendo a títulos como She-Hulk, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass y Detective Comics.

Tamaki se caracteriza por un estilo narrativo introspectivo, emocionalmente complejo y enfocado en personajes diversos. Su obra ha sido celebrada por representar voces marginadas y por su capacidad para conectar con lectores jóvenes y adultos por igual. Es una figura influyente en el mundo de la novela gráfica contemporánea.

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