How It All Ends (Paperback)

A funny, vulnerable, and disarming debut graphic novel from the author of the viralNew Yorkerpiece How to Draw a Horse.How It All Endsis a book about being overwhelmed by who you are and who you might be, and all the possibilities in between. For fans ofSnapdragon,The Magic Fish,Heartstopper,andNew Kid.

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. Its far more entertaining inside her own mind than in dull, everyday life. But when shes bumped from seventh grade directly to high school, she gets a dramatic jolt to reality.

Now, Tara is part of a future she doesnt feel at all ready for. She’s not ready to watch the racy shows the high school kids like, or to listen to the angsty music, or to stop playing make-believe with her younger brother. Shes not ready to change for PE in front of everyone, or for the chaos of the hallways or for the anarchy of an English class thats overrun with fourteen-year-old boys.

But then theres Libby.

Tara doesnt know whether shes ready for Libby. She cant even explain who Libby is to her because she doesnt know yet. She just knows that everythings more fun when she and her new classmate are together. But what will happen next? How will it all end?

This debut graphic novel is a clever and candid portrait of a young girl grappling with the pressures of fitting in, finding your people, and sorting through confusing feelings. Emma Hunsinger has a pitch-perfect ear for the awkward yet endearing inner life of thirteen-year-olds, and her illustrations are downright hilarious. She brilliantly captures the humor and the horror of self-discovery and the first blushes of having a crush.How It All Endsdeftly explores how unbearablebut exciting!it is to grow up.