Friends with Boys

by Faith Erin Hicks

A coming-of-age tale with a spooky twist! Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it's time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school first. And it also means solving the mystery of the melancholy ghost who has silently followed Maggie throughout her entire life. Maybe it even means making a new friend one who isn't one of her brothers. Funny, surprising, and tender, "Friends with Boys "is a pitch perfect YA graphic novel full of spooky supernatural fun."

• ISBN10: 1596435569
• ISBN13: 9781596435568
• Publish Date: 28 February 2012
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 24 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Imprint: First Second
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts: Did I lose a section of the book? The ending seems to be missing. Or at least the promise of a sequel. Instead, I feel like I was left hanging. Although, I can't say there was a cliff-hanger either because I'm not looking for a continuation. Things were just extremely abrupt like a rug was pulled from beneath me and I have no clue what's going on anymore. Also, the title is misleading. There's hardly anything about being "friends with boys". It's more about finally being friends with a girl — well, and her brother. Then there's a ghost. Either way, I tremendously enjoyed the style of art and the characters were likeable enough that I cared about their day-to-day lives.