My Friend Dahmer
Derf Backderf$16.99
$19.99
The bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2013 ALA/YALSA Alex Award
2014 Revelation Award at Angoul me
2015 ALA/YALSA Alex Award (Excellence in Narrative Nonfiction)
Named a BEST OF 2012 by Time, The Village Voice, A.V. Club, comiXology, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, MTV Geek, and more
You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer--the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper--seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche--a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget.
Also available by Derf Backderf, Trashed.
Find teaching guides for My Friend Dahmer and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/01/2012
ISBN: 9781419702174
Pages: 221
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.04w x 0.85d
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2012
Booklist 03/15/2012 pg. 37
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 86 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Library Journal 05/15/2012
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 157427 / My Friend Dahmer
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 1
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2013 ALA/YALSA Alex Award
2014 Revelation Award at Angoul me
2015 ALA/YALSA Alex Award (Excellence in Narrative Nonfiction)
Named a BEST OF 2012 by Time, The Village Voice, A.V. Club, comiXology, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, MTV Geek, and more
You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer--the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper--seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche--a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget.
Also available by Derf Backderf, Trashed.
Find teaching guides for My Friend Dahmer and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/01/2012
ISBN: 9781419702174
Pages: 221
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.04w x 0.85d
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2012
Booklist 03/15/2012 pg. 37
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 86 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Library Journal 05/15/2012
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 157427 / My Friend Dahmer
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 1