Skim

Skim

by Mariko Tamaki

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"Skim" is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school in the early '90s. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself — possibly because he's (maybe) gay — the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. It's a weird time to fall in love, but that's what happens to Skim when she starts meeting secretly with her neo-hippie English teacher, Ms. Archer. But then Ms. Archer abruptly leaves the school, and Skim h

ISBN: 9780888997531

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"A heartbreaking and unflinching coming-of-age story. Also just beautiful."

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"This is the first book I’ve managed to read during quarantine — SKIM by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. I loved it. A heartbreaking and unflinching coming-of-age story. Also just beautiful."

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