Season of the Roses

Dazzling to the eye,Season of the Rosesis at once a deeply felt coming-of-age story and an inspirational rallying cry for young women living in a "man's world".

Publisher Marketing: Wary's writing is very relatable and captures a teenager's rebellious spirit wonderfully.-- "AIPT Comics" Review Quotes : Chloé Wary's comics are all about female empowerment.-- "It's Nice That" Review Quotes : A bold, bright, and powerful feminist tale of a talented young soccer player, and her team's fight for proper recognition and funding. ... Wary's ability to capture motion and emotion, on and off the soccer field, is truly impressive.-- "Scout Magazine" Review Quotes : A graphic novel full of colors and energy, a thousand miles from the clichés associated with femininity or life in the suburbs.-- "Telerama" Review Quotes : Wary populates the Technicolor Parisian suburban landscape with clipped slang, bright track jackets, and close-ups of the on-field action. This energetic tale offers a reminder that in an unjust world, all players must be fast on their feet.-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Quotes : A powerful testament to sisterhood, soccer, and the power of standing up for what's right.-- "Kirkus" Review Quotes : The scrappiness of the art makes the characters' fierceness pop right out of the page and the inherent messiness of Wary's choice of media creates a feeling of spontaneity that says 'teenage girls mad as hell and afraid of absolutely nothing' in a way a more polished style would not.-- "The Arts STL" Publisher Marketing : Barbara has big goals. As the fiery captain of her U19 soccer team, the Rosigny Roses, she's determined to win a championship before graduating high school and leaving the grungy Parisian suburbs in the dust. So when her club threatens to divert their funding to the men's team and forfeit their season, she's devastated. Banding together, the Roses come up with a longshot plan -- battle the men's team in a winner-takes-all match. Do Barbara and the Roses have what it takes to save their season?

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 240 | Publication Date: 2025-03-25