Marc Hempel

A trite, predictable story about a young Korean girl written by a middle-aged white man . Hmm. At least Dixie wins the tournament.

Teen graphic novel. Dixie has very few friends (only one, in fact), doesn't get along with other kids at school, and can barely speak comprehensibly in front of the boy she likes. One day she decides to go out on a limb and blow all of her savings to buy him a unique birthday present, which has the unfortunate fate of being re-gifted a number of times before she figures out that her crush is a total jerk. This one is clever, satisfying and very enjoyable.

Started out good, kind of lagged in the middle, but I really liked how it ended. Go, Dixie!

A good story about a strong teenage girl character trying to get the guy and be true to herself. I liked the way the gift went through all the hands of the important characters and sending a slightly different message to each person.