Spinning Walden TilliePaperback
Spinning Walden TilliePaperback Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir Spinning captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything…
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Spinning Walden TilliePaperback
Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir Spinning captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know.It was the same every morning. And do it again.She was good. She won. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark.Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile.
She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. And she hated it.For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family.
But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how