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Summary
Summary
Ella and Madeleine don't know it yet, but they're about to embark on the strangest romantic adventure of their lives, and it's not just their hearts that are getting stolen in this laugh-out-loud, capering graphic novel.
"A cute queer graphic novel set in France during the last year of high school...What follows is a charming coming-of-age story with lovely, emotive illustrations."
--BuzzFeed
"Such a sweet and funny story with complex, flawed characters that you can't help but love."
--Alice Oseman, creator of Heartstopper
"With distinctive characters, lush art, and an off-kilter sapphic romance at its core, this will surely steal teen readers' hearts."
--STARRED REVIEW, Booklist
"Bryon renders both characters and backgrounds in lovely, lithe manga art, capturing the sheen of wealthy abodes and populated party scenes, as well as small gestures and moments between the lovebirds...This energizing work from a rising comics talent has YA crossover appeal."
--STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
"Thieves is a rambunctious, charming story about high schoolers partying, falling in love, and committing acts of reverse larceny. The drawing style is incredibly appealing, with delightful acting and visual jokes that make this an absolute pleasure to read."
--Molly Knox Ostertag, creator of The Witch Boy series and The Girl From the Sea
"Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure - full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you've got yourself a truly wonderful book."
--Tillie Walden, creator of Are You Listening and Spinning
"Lucie Bryon brings shōjo manga-inspired artwork to this queer high school romance."
--Library Journal
"Our favorite graphic novel this year."
--Comix Experience
What happened last night? Ella can't seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger's mansion, and she sure as heck doesn't know why she's woken up in her bed surrounded by a magpie's nest of objects that aren't her own. And she can't stop thinking about her huge crush on Madeleine, who she definitely can't tell about her sudden penchant for kleptomania... But does Maddy have secrets of her own? Can they piece together that night between them and fix the mess of their chaotic personal lives in time to form a normal, teenage relationship? That would be nice.
Author Notes
Lucie Bryon is a cartoonist and illustrator. She studied graphic design in Orléans, France and comics at the ESA St Luc Brussels, Belgium. She now lives in France and works for children's publishing, video game companies and various publications as an illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been published by ShortBox, Éditions Milan, BDkids, Kaboom Studios, Cicada Magazine, and France Inter.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
In this effervescent romantic comedy about parties, high school, and kleptomania, Bryon (Food Baby) tells the tale of Ella, who stole a pile of partygoers' stuff out of a closet while blackout drunk, and Madeleine, the host of the party. The two girls have been crushing on each other for a while, but their blossoming courtship is complicated by Ella's thievery. ("As soon as I get rid of all this crap and guilt, I'm gonna be girlfriend of the year!") To right the party foul, the pair travel from one teen gathering to the next, attempting to secretly return the objects to their rightful owners. Eventually, they drag Ella's best friend Leslie into the mission. Ella cheerfully chatters with her many acquaintances while wallflower Madeleine worries about her new girlfriend abandoning her, as Bryon weaves in the details of the pair's personal lives and worldviews with their clique's looming anxieties about the end of high school. Bryon renders both characters and backgrounds in lovely, lithe manga art, capturing the sheen of wealthy abodes and populated party scenes, as well as small gestures and moments between the lovebirds. A limited color palette keeps the bouncy narrative arc unified and harmonious. This energizing work from a rising comics talent has YA crossover appeal. (Oct.)
Booklist Review
Ella, a flighty romantic, has been crushing on cute but quiet Madeline for ages, so when she finally bumps into her at a house party, it's a dream come true. But Ella drinks too much and, in her stupor, steals an assortment of delightful objects from a closet in the house. Ella is desperate to conceal her crime from Madeline as their relationship develops, but when Madeline discovers what went down, a surprising truth comes out: Madeline had pilfered those objects in the first place! Now the girls are on a mission: return the items to their original owners during a circuit of house parties. Their mission has lot of the hallmarks of a heist narrative--Disguises! Sneaking around strangers' houses!--but Bryon playfully turns that plot on its head. The exaggerated figure designs and warm palette of sunset tones in her artwork are beautifully eye-catching, and she creates a luxuriant sense of atmosphere in small background details and visual metaphors (Ella getting swept up in an ocean wave whenever she sees Madeline is especially darling). Since it was originally published in France, this book's attitudes about teenage drinking are much laxer than in the U.S., but the youthful emotions are universal, and with distinctive characters, lush art, and an off-kilter sapphic romance at its core, this will surely steal teen readers' hearts.
