Summary
Staring down the final days of high school, a group of friends run away from home in order to join a commune in this YA graphic novel for ages 14 and up. Stand by Me meets Catcher in the Rye by way of Skim.
Ever since Oli found a pamphlet for a remote island commune as a kid, it’s all she can think about. Now that she’s nearing the end of high school, feeling frustrated with the mounting pressure to choose a career and follow a path she has no interest in, the desire to escape it all …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781774880753 |
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| ISBN-10: | 177488075X |
| Author: | Adam De Souza |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
Nominated for the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People — Illustrated Text!
Nominated for a 2025 Eisner Award — Best Publication for Teens
One of CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens for 2024
An Editors’ Picks: Best Teen and Young Adult books of December on Amazon.com
One of The Comics Beat’s 50 Best Comics of 2024
A 2025 Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year
Included in Best of 2024 — Kids & Young Adult at Gosh! Comics
A 2025 Toronto Public Library “The List” Selection
PRAISE FOR The Gulf:
“With its vintage aesthetic and emotive sketches, this explores the poignant uncertainties of growing up. An evocative tale reminiscent of Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s This One Summer (2014), this book is a great match for teens searching for community, purpose, and the possibility of existing just for the sake of it.” —STARRED REVIEW, Booklist
“Deep emotions emerge throughout this journey… . [A] way to reframe how [readers] see the world when facing a crisis, making it a purposeful purchase for social-emotional learning.” —School Library Journal
“Evocatively captures adolescent earnestness and idealism for living meaningfully.” —Kirkus Reviews
”[A]n absorbing coming-of-age story.” —CM: Canadian Review of Materials
”[A] melodrama of independence and reliance, where trouble becomes a key unlocking the past.” —Comics Beat
About The Author
Adam De Souza
ADAM DE SOUZA is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator. He has been drawing comics for as long as he can remember and self-publishing his work for the better part of a decade. His ongoing comic strip “Blind Alley” was 2022’s recipient of the Cartoonist Studio Prize for web comics. Outside of comics, he has illustrated children’s books and worked for publications such as the Globe and Mail.
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