Winner of:
2015 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Nominee:
2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, Firecracker Awards, Graphic Novel
As the summer of 1998 nears, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are racing each other to break the home-run record, Bill Clinton is being questioned about a certain Monica Lewinsky, Semisonic's "Closing Time" is top of the charts, and Carl Carter is leading the Elizabeth Monarchs of rural Vermont to the state championship his senior year. The world is Carl's oyster: a full...