Everything is Flammable by Gabrielle Bell

Expressing Anxiety:

When Gabby gets a call about her mother who she has not heard from in years. She is told her mother’s house has burned down, she has lost everything and is living in a tent. Bell heads to California to help her mother rebuild a home, but also to benefit herself and give her a story to write about. This graphic novel is illustrated in neat six square grids, packed full with detail and color. However, throughout the novel the reader gets a glimpse of Bell’s struggle with her own depression and anxiety she faces daily which is depicted comedically through illustrations. 
















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