Reviews

Awkward, Definition, Potential and Likewise

The Village Voice
(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…a mesmerizing read…a nakedly honest exploration of the desire and the whole range of emotions it can set off…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

Booklist (Starred Review)
(Potential)
“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.”—Booklist (starred)

Kirkus (Starred Review)
(Potential)
“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)

Publisher’s Weekly
(Potential)
 “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

Variety

The Comics Reporter
(Awkward and Definition)
“A joy—one of the most undervalued treasures of American comics.” —ComicsReporter.com

Publisher’s Weekly
(Awkward and Definition)
“Charming.” —Publishers Weekly

Feminist Review
(Awkward and Definition)
“Humorous, honest, and engagingly simple, Schrag’s work is the definition of genuine talent.” – Feminist Review

City Paper (Baltimore)
“You won’t be able to put [Schrag’s books] down.” —City Paper (Baltimore)

The Bulletin Center for Children’s Books

Savant Magazine
(Potential)

Stuck in the Middle

The New York Times Book Review
“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

Booklist (Starred Review)
" (An) honest, acutely perceptive compendium of cartoon black humor." – Booklist (Starred Review)

The Bulletin Center for Children’s Books (Starred Review)

Publisher’s Weekly

Jane Magazine

From “ Fight at the Gay Prom”