{"product_id":"the-greatest-of-marlys-hardcover-by-lynda-barry","title":"The Greatest of Marlys 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(2016-08-16)\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\u003e248\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770462649\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1236.06\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e26.06 x 22.1 x 2.77\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world of Marlys and Maybonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lynda Barry's comics were my YA, before YA really even existed. She's been writing teen stories with an incredibly clear voice since the early 80s. [\u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Of Marlys\u003c\/i\u003e] is raw, ugly, hilarious, and poignant.\" --Raina Telgemeier, \u003ci\u003eSmile \u0026amp; Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight-year-old Marlys Mullen is Lynda Barry's most famous character from her long-running and landmark comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, and for good reason! Given her very own collection of strips, Marlys shines in all her freckled and pig-tailed groovy glory. The trailer park where she and her family live is the grand stage for her dramas big and small. Joining Marlys are her teenaged sister Maybonne, her younger brother Freddie, their mother, and an offbeat array of family members, neighbors, and classmates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarlys's enthusiasm for life knows no bounds. Her childhood is one where the neighborhood kids stay out all night playing kickball; the desire to be popular is unending; bullies are unrepentant; and parents make few appearances. \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Of Marlys\u003c\/i\u003e spotlights Barry's masterful skill of chronicling childhood through adolescence in all of its wonder, awkwardness, humor, and pain.\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":46959905669281,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770462649","price":28.45,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770462649.jpg?v=1788336481","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-greatest-of-marlys-hardcover-by-lynda-barry","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}