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Blankets
First love at church camp and the slow realisation that you might not believe anymore. Blankets hurts in the softest way. ❄️
Who it's for
Craig grows up in rural Wisconsin in a strict evangelical family, sharing a bed with his younger brother Phil, bullied at school and feeling guilty for loving to draw.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Blankets is Craig Thompson's autobiographical graphic novel, published by Top Shelf Productions in 2003. It follows Craig from a childhood in a strict evangelical family, where he shares artistic adventures with his younger brother Phil, through adolescence in Wisconsin. At a Baptist winter church camp he meets Raina, and a visit to her home in Michigan deepens their first love before the two eventually part.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla). Still in copyright.
Before you start
Heads up: Child sexual abuse, brief and non-explicit.
Age: Ages 16+
Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.Oscar Wilde, De Profundis
