A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Childrens Books of 2008 Skim is Kimberly Keiko Cameron a notslim wouldbe Wiccan goth stuck in a private girls school in Toronto When a classmates 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 Its a weird time to fall in love but thats high school and thats what happens to Skim when she starts to meet in secret with her neohippie 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 pitchperfect 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 CCSSELALITERACYRL57 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning tone or beauty of a text eg graphic novel multimedia presentation of fiction folktale myth poem CCSSELALITERACYRL63 Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution...
