However, once Liz starts school, the boys aren’t so keen on hanging out with her anymore. When she’s with them, she doesn’t feel unusual. Before she starts school, she doesn’t think about it too much, because she hangs out with boys. She’s never been into dressing up like a princess, wearing cosmetics or talking about magical things like unicorns and faeries. While the girls her age want to play with dolls and cute toys, Liz wants to be a Jedi and play with swords. Growing up, Liz knows she’s not like most of the young girls around her neighborhood. When she’s not illustrating, she’s a columnist for Razorcake, a punk magazine. Her comics are frequently published in anthologies, and she draws stories for the Adventure Time series. Since the mid-90’s, Prince has been a comic artist and self-publisher. It is Prince’s first full-length graphic work. The memoir has been well-received and won the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award for Graphic Novels. Published in 2014, this illustrated memoir is Prince’s depiction of growing up a tomboy, and what it means to be a girl. Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir is an autobiography by Liz Prince.
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