#IMWAYR: Spinning by Tillie Walden
Hello everyone! I'm writing this a little bit close to deadline, but I'm very excited to be reviewing the YA graphic memoir Spinning by Tillie Walden! By the way, this book is a young adult (YA) novel, not a middle grade (MG) novel, and it contains mature content. I do need to include a content warning for attempted sexual assault and some other darker topics. Add it on Goodreads or preview the illustrations! Here's the publisher's description: ********** Tillie Walden's Eisner Award winning 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. 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. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden’s life. She woke before dawn for morning l