{"product_id":"my-perfect-life-hardcover-by-lynda-barry","title":"My Perfect Life Hardcover by Lynda Barry","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2022-06-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e128\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770465657\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e493.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e15.88 x 24.84 x 1.7\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaybonne and Marlys Mullen endure the mortifying highs and lows of middle school in this Lynda Barry classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollected from the strip \u003ci\u003eErnie Pook’s Comeek\u003c\/i\u003e, which was serialized in alternative weeklies across the continent, \u003ci\u003eMy Perfect Life\u003c\/i\u003e captures the moment when Lynda Barry finds the perfect balance in longer-form storytelling between the bellyaching laughs and the brutal reality checks. Along with the 2022 release \u003ci\u003eCome Over Come Over\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection continues to spotlight the life of teenager Maybonne Mullen. She suffers through the utterly relatable insults of junior high and the excruciating embarrassment caused by her little sister, Marlys. Hovering in the background, however, is a broken home, parents struggling with addiction, a grandmother who takes her granddaughters from the diverse big city to a bewilderingly bland small town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet fitting into the new school and surroundings is, of course, paramount to a young teenager. Maybonne begins September full of life and excitement. As the school year progresses, she experiences bullying, her first boyfriend, family drama, drinking, and more. The book ends with Maybonne withdrawn and jaded as the reality of her world outweighs the magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynda Barry\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, editor, commentator, and teacher and found that they are very much alike. She lives in Wisconsin, where she is an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Creativity at the University of Wisconsin Madison.  In 2019, she received the “Genius grant” from the MacArthurs Fellows program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to What It Is, Barry has written four bestselling and acclaimed creative how-to graphic novels, \u003ci\u003eWhat It Is; Picture This; Syllabus: Notes From an Accidental Professor;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. Her seminal comic strip, \u003ci\u003eErnie Pook's Comeek,\u003c\/i\u003e features Marlys, Maybonne, and Freddie and was collected into \u003ci\u003eThe! Greatest! of! Marlys!, The Freddie Stories, Come Over Come Over, My Perfect Life,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIt’s So Magic\u003c\/i\u003e.  Her other books include \u003ci\u003eOne! Hundred! Demons!, Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Times are Killing Me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959917760673,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770465657","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770465657.jpg?v=1788336884","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/my-perfect-life-hardcover-by-lynda-barry","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}