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It's So Magic

by Lynda Barry · 1994

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Two of the inventive cartoonist Barry's most popular characters discover the heartache and pain of being a teenager. "Barry . . . conjures up the essence of life's experiences in her drawings with oddball insight and a perfect ear for the way people talk".—Entertainment Weekly. 128 cartoons.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
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graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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