Tamaki has written a story that places queer experiences at the center – many of the characters within it are queer, including Freddy and Laura, Buddy and Eric, and Vi.
Furthermore, the complexity with which this story addresses relationships and grapples with issues of identity is made all the more impressive by the approaches it takes when looking at those topics. As the reader follows Freddy on her journey, they begin to see that although Laura is the titular character, this story is never fully about her. In “Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me,” Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell have constructed a story that portrays for teens an authentic emotional experience that traverses the path between elation and heartbreak, and explores what it means to grow as an individual. Illustrated, colored, and lettered by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
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