Careful prose juxtaposes gentleness and brutality, contrasting the tender emotions between Flora/Florian and Evelyn and the violence of a pirate’s life. But as her relationship with Evelyn deepens, Flora’s resolve starts to crumble. Flora is determined to earn enough money to start a new life with her brother, and it is this dream that has driven her to carry out the Dove’s cruel business up until this point. Florian harbors resentment toward privileged Imperials, but Evelyn’s wit and sincerity slowly melt his cynicism, though not enough for him to reveal that Florian is also Flora and that their ship, the Dove, is actually a slaver disguised as a passenger ship. Lisa Sterle's stylish illustrations paired with Maggie Tokuda-Hall's sharp writing make Squad a fierce, haunting, and fast-paced thriller that will resonate with fans of Riverdale, and with readers of This Savage Song, Lumberjanes, and Paper Girls.As the Nipran Empire seeks total domination of the Sea, a genderfluid pirate and young Imperial noblewoman fall in love.įifteen-year-old Evelyn Hasegawa faces a long sea voyage that will end in an unwanted arranged marriage, so she jumps at the chance to make a friend when she meets Florian, the sailor assigned to guard her. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure, their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier - and Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.īut then things get complicated. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls.
But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.īecca's new friends are werewolves. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. To her surprise, she's immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she's worried she's not going to fit in. When the new girl is invited to join her high school's most popular clique, she can't believe her luck - and she can't believe their secret, either. Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle.
SQUAD is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who's ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters." - Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All. But Becca's new friends are more than a clique, they're a pack, and this pack is hungry. Becca wants what every high-schooler does: to have a group of friends, a squad. "People call them all kinds of names - creeps, jerks.
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