Skim Laura Ķeniņš clever and perfectly paced

clever and perfectly paced

he fails again and again

perfectly captures her frustration and anxiety

Here’s a terrific example of the current wave of great comics from Europe

Skim Laura Ķeniņš clever and perfectly pacedBy Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki. Published by Groundwood Books. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W, 2010. A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008. Skim is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not slim, would be Wiccan goth stuck in a private girls' school in Toronto. When a classmate's boyfriend kills himself because he was rumoured to be gay, the school goes into mourning overdrive, each clique trying to find