This title introduces "Minx" - a new line of graphic novels for young adults!Jane had to move from the arty, urbane world of Metro City to the suburbs. She thought her life was over, until she found three friends to form a secret art gang called 'People Loving Art in Neighborhoods'. Now, P.L.A.I.N. may be no more, but 'Main' Jane, Sporty Jane, Theatre Jane and Brain Jane are still friends - and one by one, they're falling for the local boys. But with boys added to their volatile mix, will their friendships survive?Bestselling Young Adult writer Cecil Castellucci ("Boy Proof", "The Queen of Cool") and acclaimed indie artist Jim Rugg ("Street Angel") reunite for another unmissable story about friendship, love, and the highs and lows of high school!
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Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Boy Proof, The Plain Janes, First Day on Earth, and the Eisner-nominated Odd Duck. She is currently writing Shade, the Changing Girl, an ongoing comic on Gerard Way's DC Young Animal imprint. Her picture book, Grandma's Gloves, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. She lives in Los Angeles.
The second book of the PLAIN Janes series returns to the four Janes of suburban town Kent Waters and their public art attacks as People Loving Art in Neighborhoods (PLAIN). This time the story line is sprinkled with bits of romance as the various Janes struggle to approach their love interests for dates to the school dance and the main Jane applies for an art grant. Castellucci writes with ambition, including threads that pull in issues of terrorism, fear, free art and adolescent anxiety. Unfortunately, the resulting tangle of political overtones sometimes clutters what could have been a clearer story of one girl's artistic aspirations and the underlying theme of friendship. Rugg, whose art and unfettered concepts of femininity soared with Street Angel, is more constrained with the two-dimensional characters he's illustrating. As the second book of the series, a character breakdown or introduction would be helpful to new readers. Otherwise, it's a suitable read for those who enjoyed the first Janes book, but not a good entry point for anyone unfamiliar with the series. (Sept.)
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