Losing the Girl

Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst . . . or at least the weirdest. It couldn''t be an alien abduction, right?None of Claudia''s classmates at Blithedale High know why she vanished—and they''re dealing with their own issues. Emily''s trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula''s hoping to step out of Emily''s shadow. Nigel just wants to meet a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody.In Losing the Girl, the first book in the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi looks at life through the eyes of four suburban teenagers: early romance, fraying friendships, and the traces of a mysterious—maybe otherworldly—disappearance. Different chapters focus on different characters, each with a unique visual approach.