Down in the Dumps: Book 3

By Julien Neel

Lou's school year is off to a rocky start. Her BFF, Mina, won’t speak to her, but a new friend, Mary Emily, never shuts up. Lou's mom and her new boyfriend are madly in love, but all their smooching is starting to get on Lou's nerves. Meanwhile, a wrecking ball is smashing down the apartment that used to belong to her beloved Tristan. Lou still has a friend in Paul, if she can just work up the courage to write him a letter. Life was a lot easier when dressing up in her pink princess gown and going to the park for ice cream would solve any problem. Is it any wonder that Lou is down in the dumps?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing
• Release date: Nov 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781467735186

Julien Neel

Award-winning author and artist Julien Neel began his career as a host of business seminars. His musical puppet show on developing management skills was unfortunately made obsolete by PowerPoint presentations, forcing him to consider a new career in music. After a tour of Europe, his band split over irreconcilable differences about food. He eventually settled in Aix-en-Provence and has joyfully devoted himself exclusively to comics creation for the past ten years or so.

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Reviews for Down in the Dumps

[abbylibrarian_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The Lou! graphic novel series is totally cute. In this installation, Lou is dealing with many of the changes that adolescence brings. She's in a separate class from her best friend and they get in a fight. The boy she had a crush on moved away and the boy she met on vacation wrote her a letter she doesn't know how to respond to. Her body's changing and she feels moody and depressed all the time. We've all been there! Don't give up, Lou!