A collection of comics which chronicle a year in the life of Freddie, a young boy who is teased by his peers, disliked by his mother, and tortured by his sisters.
Lynda Barry offers an extension of her workshop "Writing the Unthinkable" with a part graphic novel, part how-to, part memoir featuring Marlys, who has appeared in Barry other books, and a new character, the Near-Sighted Monkey.
Teenager Roberta Rohbeson, angry at the world, teams up with a pale hippie called the Turtle and a drug called Creeper and finally tells the unbelievable story of a horrific year of killings, betrayals, and arson while on the road with her dangerously disturbed father.
