The Octopus Sammy Harkham and a lot of love

and a lot of love

three teenage girls

adopting and co-opting

armed with her trusty journal and a desire to shed old friendships while cautiously approaching new ones

"Lucy Knisley’s superb series of memoirs

The Octopus Sammy Harkham and a lot of loveBy Leda Zawacki. Published by Cup of Stars. Softcover, 42 pages, B&W, 2009. The Octopus is a comic about a young school girl who lives in an imaginary world of her own making. She loves scientific facts and learning about the ocean but sometimes bleeds reality with fantasy by making up her own facts. On a school field trip to the aquarium she meets an octopus who begins to take over her mind. 42 pages.