The Flip Side: A Graphic Novel
Author: Walz, Jason
ISBN: 9780593618011
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate realityP#8212;the frightening embodiment of his depression. For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stranger ThingsPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Nimona.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;In this breathtaking supernatural graphic novel, a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate realityP#8212;the frightening embodiment of his depression.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Imaginative horror meets honesty about emotional pain.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Kirkus ReviewPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Walz balances heavy ruminations on death and mental illness with a tragicomic tone and earnest intention.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;TheoP#8217;s best friend has died, and he canP#8217;t pull himself out of his sadnessP#8212;a sadness that those around him donP#8217;t seem to respect or even notice. And then something even more disconcerting happens: His town literally flips upside down and everyone disappears, except for a threatening, shape-shifting monster and a snarky teenage girl who knows her way around this flipped world. Is Theo doomed to spend the rest of his life in this scary state?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Tremendously unique and suspenseful, Plt;iPgt;The Flip SidePlt;/iPgt; tackles grief and depression in a fascinating and affecting way.
ISBN: 9780593618011
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate realityP#8212;the frightening embodiment of his depression. For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stranger ThingsPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Nimona.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;In this breathtaking supernatural graphic novel, a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate realityP#8212;the frightening embodiment of his depression.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Imaginative horror meets honesty about emotional pain.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Kirkus ReviewPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Walz balances heavy ruminations on death and mental illness with a tragicomic tone and earnest intention.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;TheoP#8217;s best friend has died, and he canP#8217;t pull himself out of his sadnessP#8212;a sadness that those around him donP#8217;t seem to respect or even notice. And then something even more disconcerting happens: His town literally flips upside down and everyone disappears, except for a threatening, shape-shifting monster and a snarky teenage girl who knows her way around this flipped world. Is Theo doomed to spend the rest of his life in this scary state?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Tremendously unique and suspenseful, Plt;iPgt;The Flip SidePlt;/iPgt; tackles grief and depression in a fascinating and affecting way.
