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English
First Second
10 June 2025
A young adult graphic novel following Essie through heartbreak, star-crossed romance, teen drama, and the question on every high-school senior's lips: where do I belong?

It's the first day of senior year and seventeen-year-old Essie Rosen is already over it. Her best friend went off to college and barely responds to her texts, her brother's on the other side of the country in rehab, every conversation with her mom becomes a fight, and her long-term boyfriend, Bruno, feels weirdly distant. Essie's counting down the days until she can escape her Long Island hometown and join her bff at NYU, where she's SURE she'll get into the acting program she's dreamed about for years.

But when Essie gets dumped AND botches her college audition, her entire trajectory changes. Instead of doing community theater, she ends up slumming it in the school play, where she's cast opposite the unexpectedly charming Christopher Sun.the younger brother of the drug dealer who got Essie's brother hooked. Is he the perfect rebound-or the worst decision Essie could make?
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Illustrated by:   Morgan Beem
Imprint:   First Second
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   300g
ISBN:   9781250822314
ISBN 10:   1250822319
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sara Phoebe Miller is a writer and editor with a decade's worth of experience in the comic book industry. She has edited original comics for Vertigo, ran DC's Talent Development Writers and Artists Workshops, and currently edits DC's Books for Young Readers line of young adult and middle grade graphic novels. She received her BA from Barnard College and MFA in Writing for Young People and Screenwriting from Antioch University LA. Born and raised in New York, she currently lives in LA with her partner and three cats. Morgan Beem is a freelance artist who works predominantly with ink and watercolor. Her work includes Crashing, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, Wonder Woman Black and Gold, The Family Trade, Wolfsbane, and a number of anthologies.

Reviews for You Belong Here

""Debut author Miller's perceptive storytelling highlights Essie's ability to steadfastly maintain her autonomy as her romances with Bruno and Christopher unfurl in this solidly crafted graphic novel examination of existential angst and future anxiety."" -- Publishers Weekly ""With its visceral, palpable angst, Miller's tale will resonate with readers who have been at a crossroads. Beem's dreamy blue-hued illustrations with watercolor flourishes are both alluring and stylish, bringing a decidedly cinematic feel."" -- Kirkus


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