Skim came in on the online library, and while I was unhappy to see that it was only available to read online, I'm glad to have read the book on a big screen -- I would like to revisit the book in hard copy once libraries are back open.

I had no idea what to expect of this book. It always seemed interesting to me, but I didn't know what it was about until it came in. I was surprised to learn it was a book about a teenager figuring out her identity and experiencing teenagerhood. The story, accompanied by the beautiful graphics will feel so prescient for all of us on the other side of teenagerhood: sculpturing of an identity, relationships with friends that sometimes are love/hate, growing apart from people, emotional isolation, cliques and crushes, and, frankly, death.

This book never proceeded as expected, with every page turning me in a new direction, tagging me along through Kim's highs and lows, but the illustrations contribute, making highs higher, and lows, lower, but also sometimes imparting a calm-- or numbness.

This is a beautiful story to add to your list that will call you to reflect on your own teenaged years with a more sympathetic heart.