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.

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