Eliza and Her Monsters
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Francesca Zappia
“A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.”—Marieke Nijkamp, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she’s worked for begins to crumble.Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona in this acclaimed novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. “A must-have.”—School Library JournalIn the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, Eliza is LadyConstellation, anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. With millions of followers and fans throughout the world, Eliza’s persona is popular. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. But when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built—her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity—begins to fall apart. With pages from Eliza’s webcomic, as well as screenshots from Eliza’s online forums, this book will appeal to fans of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl.Young Adult Library Services Association Best BookBest Fiction for Young Adults Top TenKirkus Best Book Texas Tayshas Pick
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Author
Francesca Zappia
Pages
432
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2017-05-30
ISBN
0062290150 9780062290151
Ratings
Google: 5
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"The overall story was amazing! I even enjoyed the different panels of the illustration that would help tell the story for our main protagonist!"
Rozzy
"I finished this book today and I really loved it! It’s given me motivation to work on my story -even if I never publish it- and I even decided to check out The Children of Hypnos, might read that later. This book had me hooked in a few places but not the whole time, I’d definitely read it again though!"
Spirit
"Wallace is a cartoon name"
NerdyChez
"One of my favorite stand alone books I’ve ever read. The characters are flawed but still likable and the romance is developed slowly and realistically. The portrayal of a selectively mute character is done very respectfully and informatively. "
Mackenna
"i don’t really have any books i’m loving right now. im sort of in a reading slump :/"
Caroline Clegg
"I personally did not like this book but the authors writing style had me hooked. "
Leah Turner
"I love this book so much! Eliza is so relatable and her struggles are struggles that people face everyday, and I thought those struggles were portrayed very well. I was intrigued by the book because when I read the synopsis, it reminded me of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, which is one of my favorite books. And even though in ways it does remind me of Fangirl, they are two completely different stories and I love both of them very much. Highly recommend Eliza and Her Monsters. Truly amazing and a cute, beautiful story."
Sofeeyuh
"I was told this was a book about a girl with anxiety who writes a web comic and the main fanfic writer moves to her school. I never expected it to be so much more than that. As an artist with anxiety I found this book extremely relatable to the point where if wrote a diary I would be sure that zappia has read it."
Isa
"I read this in middle school a couple years ago and it’s still one of my favorite books"
Amelia Johanson
"I really try to reserve my five stars for a book that I absolutely love and can not put down. This book was almost there. I really enjoyed the message and the character development here. The struggle that Eliza had with her anxiety is so relatable. When I first started to get into it, it felt like she was being a little snobby and bratty but after learning more about her story and just her inner struggles it really brought the anxiety issues to the surface. <br/><br/>I want to mention how perfect the name of this book is. It really makes you think the story will be about one thing and the monsters end up being something completely different, in my opinion. <br/><br/>I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and fellow readers. It got back into reading after a short hiatus where it felt like I couldn’t get into anything."
Amber Rosinski
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