Metamorphosis: Junior YearHe’s a young artist obsessed with myths. But can he fix his own fate? Acclaimed author Betsy Franco and her talented son collaborate on a hip YA novel of "epic" proportions. Life. Love. Death. Identity. Ovid’s got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all — as confessions, observations, narrative poems, and drawings — into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates’ dramas as modern-day Roman mythology. There’s Sophie and Caleb, the Psyche and Cupid of cyber-couples; poetic Paula, who pursues filmmaker Franny like Apollo chasing Daphne; and graphic novelist Duwayne, a Proserpina shuttling between divorced parents. Meanwhile, Ovid hides his own Olympian struggles: his meth addict sister Thena has run off, leaving him with a suffocating home life and a disturbing secret. In her striking YA debut, Betsy Franco introduces an expressive soul with a heartbreakingly authentic voice. Fantastical ink illustrations by her son Tom Franco enhance the intimate tone, delving deep into one intriguing teen’s imagination. |
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User Review - Gmomaj - LibraryThingOvid's got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates' dramas as modern-day Roman mythology. There's Sophie and ... Read full review
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User Review - meghanmcintosh91 - LibraryThingMetamorphosis: Junior Year by Betsy Franco is an interesting graphic novel that contains the thoughts and illustrations of a young man named Ovid. This book is more of a journal that contains Ovid's ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 13 |
Section 2 | 15 |
Section 3 | 51 |
Section 4 | 53 |
Section 5 | 59 |
Section 6 | 67 |
Section 7 | 77 |
Section 8 | 104 |
Section 9 | 113 |
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