Content levels
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Sydney seems like a normal 15-year-old freshman. She hangs out underneath the bleachers, listens to music in her friend's car, and gets into arguments with her annoying little brother ? but she also has a few secrets she's only shared in her diary. Like how she's in love with her best friend Dina, the bizarreness of her father's death, and those painful telekinetic powers that keep popping up at the most inopportune times. In this collection of the self-published minicomic series, Forsman expertly channels the teenage ethos in a style that evokes classic comic strips while telling a powerful story about the intense, and sometimes violent, tug of war between trauma and control.
Is I Am Not Okay With This appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 15 and up.
This graphic novel contains mature themes including a father's death, a teen struggling with uncontrollable telekinetic powers, and LGBTQ+ content. Violence is implied to be potentially intense when powers manifest.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include self-harm, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will relate to Sydney's struggle with feeling like an outsider while dealing with both typical high school drama and extraordinary supernatural abilities.