{"product_id":"what-if-we-were-isbn-9781603094801","title":"What If We Were...","description":"\u003cb\u003eTeen girls reimagine the universe on a daily basis! This graphic novel proves there's nothing better than using your imagination... except maybe talking nonsense with your friends. Hey, why not both?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've battled boredom by playing a special game: \u003ci\u003eWhat If We Were...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rules are simple: one player names a topic-- fruit! spies! Vikings!-- and then both players imagine what life would be like as that subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy to play, but hard to master. A boring player will give a boring answer. An expert player will know how to think outside the box and surprise their opponent. And after all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what if... a new player joined their game? And what if... she was really hot??\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'll take more than imagination for Nat and Marie to survive the next round with their hearts intact!\"This coming-of-age comic captures the joy and creativity of teenage friendship.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lenoir's fantastic humor and expressive drawing show us a great time and make us fall in love with her charismatic heroes. We miss them as soon as we close the book.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eLes Libraires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Axelle Lenoir has a remarkable talent for capturing adolescence... her female characters, here as in \u003ci\u003eCamp Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, are completely credible, and avoid the usual clichés. They're both fragile and strong, shy and extroverted, made of paradoxes.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eSophie Lit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The concept is original and really well explored... plus the drawing is great! The characters are funny, yet believable - and always fabulously dressed. I really want these two girls to be my best friends!\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eChronicles of a Book Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beneath the absurdity, this comic hides an unexpected and tender story.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eLibrairie La Liberté\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAxelle Lenoir\u003c\/b\u003e started out as a 2D artist in 1999, for a Quebec City video game company. In 2003, craving more creative freedom, she quit and made her first steps in comic books. Her \u003ci\u003eMertownville\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy was released by the Switzerland publisher Paquet in the mid-2000s. Since then, Axelle has worked with publishers in France, Belgium, and Canada. Her first English-language graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eCamp Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e (Top Shelf), is a coming-of-age story about an unlikely friendship between two summer camp counselors. She now returns with a comic strip collection named \u003ci\u003eWhat If We Were...\u003c\/i\u003e portraying two teenage girls who invented a weird and funny game to fill their spare time. Axelle's writing style is a mix between humor, everyday life situations, fantasy and comic strips. She likes to write about women, teenagers, folklore, parallel universes and stupid cats.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301409870053,"sku":"NP9781603094801","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094801.jpg?v=1767743846","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/what-if-we-were-isbn-9781603094801","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}