A beautiful and heartbreaking graphic novel memoir about a young woman's struggle to find herself in the rigid world of competitive figure skating.
Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir about the courage it takes to walk away from perfection. Tillie Walden’s stunning purple-hued artwork captures ten years of figure skating—and the moment she chose art, love, and her own voice over everyone’s expectations. A New York Times Notable Book for Teens.
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Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden delivers a breathtaking graphic memoir that captures the ache and exhilaration of growing up—and learning to let go.
For ten years, figure skating owned Tillie’s life. Pre-dawn practices in freezing rinks. Glitter costumes and forced smiles at weekend competitions. The bruises, the pressure, the endless pursuit of perfection. She was good at it. She won medals. But somewhere between the early morning alarms and the rigid expectations of the skating world, she realized something crucial: she was miserable.
Spinning is the story of what happens when the thing that once felt like home starts to feel like a cage. As Tillie discovers art, falls in love with her first girlfriend, and begins to question the close-minded culture of competitive skating, she faces an impossible choice—keep chasing a dream that no longer fits, or walk away from the identity she’s built her entire adolescence around.
Rendered in Walden’s signature purple-hued artwork, this memoir is both achingly specific and universally resonant. It’s about the courage it takes to disappoint people. To outgrow your passion. To find your own voice when everyone expects you to stay silent.
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Perfect for fans of coming-of-age stories, LGBTQ+ narratives, and anyone who’s ever had to choose themselves over expectation.
A beautiful and heartbreaking graphic novel memoir about a young woman's struggle to find herself in the rigid world of competitive figure skating.
Walden's spare, elegant art and matter-of-fact narration create an understated yet powerful story of self-discovery and the courage to walk away.
Walden's dreamy, purple-hued art perfectly captures the emotional landscape of adolescence—the confusion, the longing, the gradual awakening to who you really are.
A quiet triumph. Walden has created something rare: a sports memoir that's really about the cost of perfection and the freedom that comes from letting go.
Graceful, honest, and deeply moving—Spinning will resonate with anyone who's ever had to choose between who they were and who they're becoming.
Walden's memoir is a meditation on identity, sexuality, and the things we sacrifice in pursuit of excellence. Her artwork is stunning.
| Weight | 1.85 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.10 × 1.20 × 8.50 in |
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| Subject | Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Comics & Graphic Novels, Lgbtq+, Sports & Recreation, Winter Sports, Young Adult Nonfiction |
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