"This book will save lives." --Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of National Book Award Finalist Hey, Kiddo "[Mike Curato] knows [boys] like Judy Blume knows a teenaged girl, and that's quite a bit." --NPR "This is a story that will be read and reread, and for some, it will be the defining book of their adolescence." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Masterfully nuanced and stunningly told, this is visual storytelling at its finest." --Booklist, starred review "Curato has created a beautiful story of a teen who must decide if he will force himself into the mold of what he thinks a "normal" boy is, or if he can allow himself to live life on his own terms. An essential book that shows readers that they are never alone in their struggles." --School Library Journal, starred review "Cleverly inked and masterfully told . . . . Both heartbreaking and joyous, Flamer acknowledges the brutal weight of hatred, yet inspires the courage to live." --Shelf Awareness, starred review "I wish I had had this book fifty years ago." --The Horn Book, starred review "Emotional and raw." --Publishers Weekly

Mike Curato is the author and illustrator of the Little Elliot series and has illustrated a number of other books for children, including Worm Loves Worm. Flamer is Mike's first graphic novel. mikecurato.com