The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl is a great first novel by Barry Lyga, former comic book industry denizen. It’s the story of a comic book geek who dreams of escaping the Neanderthals in his high school with the success of his graphic novel Schemata. He befriends the very troubled Kyra, a black-clad, white makeup wearing misfit. And by seeing how extreme Kyra’s emotional troubles are, he slowly changes from a people-hating, reclusive loner to a slightly more open, brave high school kid. It’s pretty great.

Lyga’s Boy Toy is on my To Read list, and I’m hearing great things about his new book Hero-Type that’s due this fall.

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2 Responses to “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga”

  1. elizabeth Says:
    August 8th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    ooooh I’d heard about this book, but somehow never managed to get to it. Sounds like it was a good one, so I’ll have to check it out.

  2. Today I Am A Bad Children’s Librarian : The Orange Room Says:
    August 8th, 2008 at 3:45 pm

    [...] I don’t actually want to read any books for children. After finishing the fairly angsty The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, I wanted something lighter. Something without an irritating, aggressive female character who is [...]