Cheer Up

THE NEW YORK TIMES, "8 Comic Books in Honor of Pride" BUZZFEED, "28 New LGBTQ+ Young Adult Novels That'll Add Sunshine To Your Summer" BOOK RIOT, "20 Must-Read LGBTQ Comics for Teens and Young Adults" EPIC READS, "The 16 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in August" LAMBDA LITERARY, "Augusts Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature" THE SEATTLE TIMES, "A Seattle-authored graphic novel and long-listen audiobooks" OUT MAGAZINE, 18 New & Upcoming Queer Comics We Love "Sweet without being saccharine, this short work is a wise, funny look at the distance between queer rights and real acceptance." * Publishers Weekly * "Showing that everyone has more to learn, and that embracing others is often the best way to do it, Cheer Up is a wonderful graphic novel." * Foreword Reviews * "Readers will root for these girls as they navigate the waters of self-confidence, love, and cheerleading." -- Sarah Rice * Booklist [Starred Review] * "In the vein of Ngozi Ukazus Check, Please! or C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mads Fence, this peppy yet angsty graphic novel irresistibly reclaims sports for queer and trans audiences. Recommended for all teen collections." * School Library Journal * "Cheer Up! is joyful and insistent in its portrayal of queer teens like Annie and Bebe as worthy of love and respect, imperfections and all." -- Alanna Felton * Shelf Awareness [Starred Review] * "Wholesome and heartwarming." * Kirkus Reviews *

Crystal Frasier is a girl from small-town Florida who now has twenty years experience writing for comics, fiction, and games. She has contributed to major brands like Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons, as well as small-press projects and anthologies, but she got her start self-publishing transgender-focused webcomics. Today Crystal is the proud mama of two energetic corgis, Calamity and Adamant. Val Wise is a cartoonist originally from Clearwater Beach, Florida. He's contributed to a handful of anthologies, including Dates! and Wayward Kindred, as well as projects like Rolled & Told. He currently lives in the Southern U.S. with his husband, two best friends, and two talkative cats named Biscotti and Ciabatta.