{"product_id":"the-greatest-of-marlys-hardcover","title":"The Greatest of Marlys - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynda Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world of Marlys and Maybonne\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lynda Barry's comics were my YA, before YA really even existed. She's been writing teen stories with an incredibly clear voice since the early 80s. [\u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Of Marlys\u003c\/i\u003e] is raw, ugly, hilarious, and poignant.\" --Raina Telgemeier, \u003ci\u003eSmile \u0026amp; Drama\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight-year-old Marlys Mullen is Lynda Barry's most famous character from her long-running and landmark comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, and for good reason! Given her very own collection of strips, Marlys shines in all her freckled and pig-tailed groovy glory. The trailer park where she and her family live is the grand stage for her dramas big and small. Joining Marlys are her teenaged sister Maybonne, her younger brother Freddie, their mother, and an offbeat array of family members, neighbors, and classmates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarlys's enthusiasm for life knows no bounds. Her childhood is one where the neighborhood kids stay out all night playing kickball; the desire to be popular is unending; bullies are unrepentant; and parents make few appearances. \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Of Marlys\u003c\/i\u003e spotlights Barry's masterful skill of chronicling childhood through adolescence in all of its wonder, awkwardness, humor, and pain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynda Barry\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, editor, commentator, and teacher. She is the inimitable creator behind the seminal comic strip \u003ci\u003eErnie Pook's Comeek\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Freddie Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne! Hundred! Demons!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe! Greatest! of! Marlys!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCruddy: An Illustrated Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNaked Ladies! Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Times are Killing Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted as an off-Broadway play and won the Washington State Governor's Award. Barry has written three bestselling and acclaimed creative how-to graphic novels for D+Q: the Eisner Award-winning \u003ci\u003eWhat It Is\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePicture This, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSyllabus\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNotes from an accidental professor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.1 x 8.6 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 August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770227786016,"sku":"9781770462649","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d0a51c7e0a784794f70c4c929f53c08.webp?v=1780367306","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-greatest-of-marlys-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}