02510cam a2200385 i 4500 1164950423 TxAuBib 20220427120000.0 210610t20222021||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021028107 9781643752396 hardcover 1643752391 hardcover (OCoLC)1250306383 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO BDX OCLCF IHY OCLCO JTH UOK TxAuBib rda Burrows, Sophie, illustrator. Crushing [graphic novel] / Sophie Burrows. First edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2022. ©2021. 156 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "Originally published in 2021 in the United Kingdom by David Fickling Books"--Title page verso. This quiet, wordless book is artist and author Sophie Burrows' graphic-novel debut. A young woman, pale and rosy-cheeked with a straight black bob, lives alone in London--except for her cat--surrounded by lovers on Hampstead Heath and crowds on the Tube. One night she runs down to the local kebab and pizza shop in her pajamas and encounters a young man, pale and freckled with floppy red hair, also wearing pajamas. Unfortunately, they don't notice each other surreptitiously noticing each other and head their separate ways, the young man returning to his flat--empty except for his dog and the glare of his laptop screen. The young woman tries a dating app, and a man sends her unsolicited, intimate selfies; the young man gets spattered in bird poop while working a temp job dressed as an avocado. The story conveys life as a series of small indignities, slight misses, and minor connections but ends on a hopeful note. The accomplished pencil drawings with red highlights are eloquent and emotive, drawing readers in, conveying the personalities of the characters, and capturing the poignancy, dignity, drama, and humor of the everyday. Ages ages 14 and up Algonquin Young Readers. Grades 10-12 Algonquin Young Readers. 20220427. Loneliness Comic books, strips, etc. Love Comic books, strips, etc. TXKIP