mariko tamaki laura dean keeps breaking up with me

But Freddy loves Laura Dean, and they're soon back together sort of though Freddy's relationship myopia renders her isolated and dismissive of her friends, all of whom are struggling with their own issues. Self-absorbed and careless, she breaks up with Frederica, 16, for the fourth time, via text message after being caught cheating at a school dance. Maybe it's Freddy, who is rapidly losing her friends, including Doodle, who needs her now more than ever.įortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnists like Anna Vice to help her through being a teenager in love. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend. Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute.

One of Bitch Media’s Best Queer YA Novels of 2019Īuthor Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a graphic novel that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. One of FORBES Best Graphic Novels of 2019

Mariko tamaki laura dean keeps breaking up with me