Art (by Jillian) augments the mood via the scale of Manhattan-its museums and Uniqlo stores are rendered gargantuan compared to the girls, a visual metaphor for their youth. Readers, especially ones who’ve already come of age, will recognize the life-changing shifts and signals even when the characters don’t. For all the big emotions laid bare in the narrative, and all its wonderfully rendered teenage dialogue riddled with pseudo-profundities, the script (by Mariko) plays out subtle and naturalistically spare. But as Zoe, who is queer, flirts with free-spirited Fiona, fissures between the three friends form and slowly widen. The trio share a room at a hostel, eat greasy pizza, down shots at a dive bar, and take in the Met. Zoe and Dani have been good friends for years but attend separate universities they’re joined by Fiona, an art major who lives in Dani’s dorm. Set over the course of a few days in 2009, the adventure follows three Canadian college students spending their spring break in New York City. The Tamaki cousins ( This One Summer), winners of Eisner and Caldecott awards, reunite for a shrewd and wistful coming-of-age story that may be their best work yet.
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