{"product_id":"9781770462649","title":"The Greatest of Marlys by Lynda Barry","description":"Lynda Barry's comics were  my YA before YA really even existed.  She's been writing teen stories with an incredibly clear voice since the early 80s. [The Greatest Of Marlys] is raw, ugly, hilari-ous, and poignant. -Raina Telgemeier, Smile and Drama. Eight-year-old  Marlys  Mullen  is  Lynda  Barry's  most  famous character from her long-running and landmark comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, and for good reason! Given her very own collection  of  strips,  Marlys  shines  in  all  her  freckled  and  pig-tailed groovy glory. The trailer park where she and her family live  is  the  grand  stage  for  her  dramas  big  and  small.  Joining Marlys are her teenaged sister Maybonne, her younger brother Freddie, their mother, and an offbeat array of family members, neighbors, and classmates.  Marlys's enthusiasm for life knows no bounds. Her childhood is one where the neighborhood  kids  stay  out  all  night  playing  kickball;  the  desire  to  be  popular  is  unending;  bullies are unrepentant; and parents make few appearances. The Greatest Of Marlys spotlights Barry's masterful skill of chronicling childhood through adolescence in all of its wonder, awkward- ness, humor, and pain.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303421260149,"sku":"9781770462649","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781770462649.jpg?v=1762794400","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781770462649","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}