{"product_id":"9781626729407","title":"Spinning","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSpinning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tillie Walden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eSpinning \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures what it’s like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was good. She won. And she hated it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden’s life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she’d outgrown her passion—and she finally needed to find her own voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2017 \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eYouth Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] stark, gripping graphic novel memoir.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, “These books can help build strong girls—and boys—for today's world”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tillie Walden's \u003ci\u003eSpinning\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing, gorgeously quiet look back at the 12 years she devoted to figure and synchronized skating.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Intimate and compelling. A quiet powerhouse of a memoir.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An elegant, contemplative, and somber graphic memoir . . . A haunting and resonant coming-of-age story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quiet and lyrical . . . and deeply satisfying. A stirring, gorgeously illustrated story of finding the strength to follow one’s own path.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An honest and intimate coming-of-age story that will be appreciated by tweens and young teens, especially those in competitive sports.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An accessible introduction to the graphic novel form. Older readers will want to graduate from this to Alison Bechdel’s \u003ci\u003eFun Home.\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This beautiful story about sorrow, growth, and triumph will resonate in every reader’s heart.” —Laurie Halse Anderson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author and two-time National Book Award finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a beautifully told story that will resonate with anyone who played an instrument, or did gymnastics, or got signed up for skating: these things weren't always what we wanted to do or cared about, but they gave us some focus when everything else was mystery and chaos.” —Lucy Knisley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRelish: My Life in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSpinning\u003c\/i\u003e is spare yet intimate, painfully honest, and oh-so-real.” —Malinda Lo, three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist author of \u003ci\u003eAsh \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gorgeous and honest.” —Faith Erin Hicks, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nameless City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Eisner Award Winner (2018), Long-listed CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best (2017), Long-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2017), Nominated Eisner Award Nominee (2018), Long-listed Booklist Editors' Choice (2017), Long-listed NYPL Books for the Teen Age (2017), Short-listed Lambda Literary Award - Nominee (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781626729407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667518501070,"sku":"9781626729407","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7dacf89a-62dd-40e7-9668-e17aea00f2a8.jpg?v=1639712500","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781626729407","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}