Cover of Girls and Boys

Girls and Boys

A reissue of the debut collection that catapulted Lynda Barry onto the national scene and established her at the forefront of her generation's cartoonists. Dissecting modern relationships with surgical skills, Girls and Boys is a book-length collection that provides fans with a fascinating glimpse of Barry's early style and her undeniably original talent. Line drawings.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages

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