Johnson’s graphic novel will resonate with readers who are figuring out who they are and where they belong. Her young people also represent a diverse array of sizes, shapes, colors, and notions of attractiveness. Using minimal detail, the artwork realistically portrays the characters’ relatable emotions and wide-ranging reactions. Johnson ( Jeremiah) presents an eclectic group of middle schoolers who are exploring issues of gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, mental health, and more. Faith also finds escape in her own inner life, which Johnson represents as a series of dreams with a warrior named Mathilda, with whom Faith visits a king and prepares to build a castle. Having never played soccer in her life, Faith ends up on the C team, a ragtag group that’s way better at drama than at teamwork. To her surprise, Amanda, a popular eighth grader, convinces her to join the school soccer team, the Bloodhounds. Her teammates are other misfits who are more preoccupied with personal struggles than with soccer, and Faith gradually wins over many of them as friends. Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. The Breakaways is a portrait of friendship in its many forms, and a raw and beautifully honest look into the lives of a diverse and defiantly independent group of kids learning to make. Tricked into joining the soccer team on her first day in middle school, Faith, a loner who is looking for somewhere to fit in, stumbles through practice and lands on the C team. A horror story of female friendship for readers teen + older.
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