{"product_id":"spinning-paperback","title":"Spinning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTillie Walden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTillie Walden\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eSpinning \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was good. She won. And she hated it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she'd outgrown her passion--and she finally needed to find her own voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2017 \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eYouth Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTillie Walden\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Texas. Born in 1996, she is a recent graduate from the Center for Cartoon Studies, a comics school in Vermont. Over the course of her time at CCS she published three books with the London based Avery Hill Publishing. She has already received an Eisner Award nomination and two Ignatz Awards for her early works. When she is not drawing comics, Tillie can be found walking and listening to audiobooks or asleep with a cat. She also enjoys studying architecture and tries to incorporate that passion into her comics. \u003ci\u003eSpinning\u003c\/i\u003e is her first long form autobiographical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spinning\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770554319136,"sku":"9781626729407","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb99c402c229d1c8ac9b67f374dc2157.webp?v=1780373818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spinning-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}