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Maybe An Artist: A Graphic Memoir

Liz Montague

Illustrator: Liz Montague

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Random House Studio/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-30781-6

Keywords: dyslexia, social-emotional strugglers, Black cartoonists

For a Black girl, growing up in predominantly white suburbs can be complicated. Could Montague be an athlete and an artist? Expressive illustrations with soft color palette.