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"A big leap of artistic ambition and self-discovery; Schrag saved the best for last."— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) ”Beautifully illustrated… A fine denouement for Schrag’s magnum opus, worthy of the attention of both Alison Bechdel and Michel Foucault fanciers.” — Booklist “A formidable and intricately executed epic. ” — Bitch ”One of the great achievements of contemporary comics.” — The Comics Journal "Achingly familiar to just about any queer person who ever went to high school."— Time Out New York Potential “One of the secrets of Potential’s appeal is that it cannily combines the drive, raunch, and imagination of the best fiction with near anthropological realness… hilarious frankness and a wickedly addictive sense of storytelling… Potential remains a vibrant testament to a year that was both lovely as a kiss and hard as a stone.” — Elizabeth Vincentelli, Village Voice “A smart, sweet graphic memoir. Schrag’s work should resonate with anyone—female or male, gay or straight—who has survived high school.” — Kirkus (Starred Review) “Schrag’s touch with the material is so deft that it’s easy to feel that she’s not shaping it at all… Potential is messy and confusing, filled with shifting perspectives, odd random details, and sudden moments of despair and love. If it were easier to classify, it would have a larger audience, but it wouldn’t be nearly as great. — Noah Berlatsky, Chicago Reader “Schrag’s] frankness is laudable… She renders the physical and emotional experiences of a girl working through sexual-orientation issues superbly. Her authenticity and precocious insight demand that she be fully read before judgment is cast.” “Potential is an honest, rambling, obsessive narrative of high school angst, with a potential of its own peeking through… this coming-of-age story amply displays the emotional uncertainty of adolescence.” — Publishers Weekly “You won’t be able to put [Schrag’s books] down.” — City Paper (Baltimore) Awkward and Definition “A joy—one of the most undervalued treasures of American comics.” "Schrag's perceptiveness and incredible eye for detail make Definition brilliant. Rarely have I seen such substantial work come from a person of her age." – Jennifer Joseph, The San Francisco Bay Guardian “Mesmerizing. Schrag, even at age 15, is a cartoonist whose ear for language and details and anecdotes surpasses many more established writers.”— Gutter Geek "Impossible to put down." — Maggie Overfelt, The Minnesota Daily “Humorous, honest, and engagingly simple, Schrag’s work is the definition of genuine talent.”— Feminist Review
Stuck in the Middle “Some of the stories—Lauren Weinstein’s horrible time at horseback-riding camp, Daniel Clowes’ detached memories of summer with his grandparents—are hilarious. Others, like Eric Enright’s tale of self-hatred, remind us that the concerns of junior high are often far from funny. Schrag cleverly plays up this contrast by alternating the stories, suggesting the mood swings of adolescence itself… by and large it is excellent” — Ned Vizzini, The New York Times Book Review " (An) honest, acutely perceptive compendium of cartoon black humor."— Booklist (Starred Review) The Bulletin Center for Children’s Books (Starred Review)
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