A review by nerfherder86
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, by Barry Lyga

4.0

The main character, never named, is a 15 year old boy, comic book fan and aspiring artist, who has only one friend (sort of--football jock Cal only wants to be his friend when other jocks aren't around) and a "List" of enemies--all the kids and teachers who've bullied him, hit him, or otherwise made his life miserable. He does well in school coz he's smart and likes to read, but otherwise he's not happy. His home life's nothing great either; parents divorced, he lives with his mom and "step fascist" (her 2nd husband), who are expecting a new baby and totally oblivious to Fanboy's lousy school situation. But Fanboy manages to cope by working on his graphic novel, doing all of the writing and drawing and layouts. His dream is to show his work to a famous comic artist and be able to get out of his small town. Then he meets Kyra, aka "Goth Girl", whose confident attitude, outrageous clothes and actions both attracts and repels him. Life will never be the same for Fanboy.