The Dark Matter of Mona Starr

A bold and original YA graphic novel about battling your inner doubts and fearsand finding your genius Sometimes, the world is too much for Mona Starr. Shes sweet, geeky, and creative, but its hard for her to make friends and connect with other people. Shes like a lot of sensitive teenagersbut in the hands of graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge, Monas struggle with depression takes on a vivid, concrete form. Mona calls it her Matter. The Matter gets everywhere, telling Mona shes not good enough, and that everyone around her wishes she would go away. But through therapy, art, writing, and the persistence of a few good friends, Mona starts to understand her Matter, and how sheand readerscan turn their fears into strengths. Heartfelt, emotionally vulnerable, and visually stunning, The Dark Matter of Mona Starr is a story that takes the inner life of a teenager seriously, while giving readers a new way to look at the universal quest for meaning and connection.