“Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It’s a ‘space’ story unlike any you’ve ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters.” —Brian K.
Vaughan, Saga and Paper Girls
Two timelines. Second chances. One love.
A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together.
Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love—only to learn the pain of loss.
With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love.
LA Times Festival of Books 2018 Book Prize Winner, Graphic Novel/Comics
A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2018
One of The Washington Post's "10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018"
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
A YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel
A 2019 Hugo Award Nominee, Best Graphic Story
A Harvey Award Nominee, Book of the Year
A Harvey Award Nominee, Best Children's or Young Adult Book
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Texas. She is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, where she now teaches. She has published many graphic novels, including her Eisner Award-winning memoir Spinning. She lives in Vermont with her family.
ISBN-13: 9781250178138
Publisher: First Second
Publication date: 10/02/2018
Pages: 544
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 YearsBISAC Categories:
Book - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction
Book - Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ+ | General
Book - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | LGBTQ+
LC Subjects:
-Teenage girls -Lesbian teenagers
-Boarding schools -Schools
-Romance comic books, strips, etc -Outer space
-Love -Cartoons and comics
-Romance comics -Graphic novels
-Comics (Graphic work