What If We Were...
What If We Were...
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Just the Series: What If We Were Vol. 1   

Series and Publisher: What If We Were   

Annotation: Best friends Nathalie and Marie have been playing a game for years where they imagine what life would be like as different people or objects, but their lives change when a new player joins their game.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #6649461
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 12/08/20
Pages: 82 pages
ISBN: 1-603-09480-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-603-09480-1
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Best friends Marie and Nathalie only compete in their expressive imaginations while playing the game "What If." In a series of engaging vignettes, they ponder various "what if" scenarios, from becoming superheroines to ninjas to Vikings. Although Marie is outgoing and Nathalie a bit more sarcastic and reserved, they overlap with a love of nerdy pop culture, and Lenoir's artwork cleverly recalls their favorite movies, television, and comics. The comic follows them to school and through their general hangouts, but its focus is on Marie and Nathalie's creative capacity through their "what if" game. The pages also include diary entries from Marie and Nathalie, and later from Nathalie's romantic interest, Jane, adding to the scrapbook style of the work overall. Lenoir's art is highly referential, most apparent when she recreates classic movie posters and different comic book and manga art styles. The "what if" game and cultural references allow Marie and Nathalie to process the events of adolescence. Perfect for fans of Lumberjanes who are not quite ready for Daniel Clowes' Ghost World, this coming-of-age comic captures the joy and creativity of teenage friendship.

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ALA Booklist (Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 7-12

Teen girls reimagine the universe on a daily basis! This graphic novel proves there's nothing better than using your imagination... except maybe talking nonsense with your friends. Hey, why not both?

Nathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've battled boredom by playing a special game: What If We Were...

The rules are simple: one player names a topic-- fruit! spies! Vikings!-- and then both players imagine what life would be like as that subject.

Easy to play, but hard to master. A boring player will give a boring answer. An expert player will know how to think outside the box and surprise their opponent. And after all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts!

But what if... a new player joined their game? And what if... she was really hot??

It'll take more than imagination for Nat and Marie to survive the next round with their hearts intact!


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