I did not realize this was going to be a series until the end! That’s so exciting! I’m interested to see where this goes next.

I thought this did a really great job of showing what it’s like to be in middle school and be in that confusing time between tween and teen. And it had the start of their music career as we know it! I love that.

Two teens walk thru life of high school, experiencing the ridicule and isolation of being associated with LGBQT as a status. Identical twins, the sisters share their high school experiences growing up in the 90’s. Written as a memoir, the teens take turns bringing the reader into their lived experiences.

This was a really great fictionalized version of Tegan and Sara's junior high years. As a fan of comics, Tegan and Sara, and their memoir High School, I loved this! I think it'll be really great to have on hand for my tweens. Can't wait to order it for my library!

Absolutely lovely coming of age story of sisters, friends, and music. Complete with all the butterflies of first crushes and first songs.

I didn't really like this. I really like Tegan and Sara but this just didn't feel like a graphic novel about them. Having it set in the current day made everything just feel off. I would have rather explored what their actual childhood was like.
I will say I liked the art and the way the narrative flowed between the sisters

I thought this would be autobiographical, but for some reason they set it in modern seting? Also the pacing was very fast and odd
I think this book is best for a young 9-12 yr old audience, and I don’t really get the point of making this tegan and sara branded yet changing the time era?

This graphic novel is a great middle school option for those who are not quite ready for Tegan and Sara's memoir or the television show. While, as an adult reader, I missed the 90s nostalgia that the other two bring, I think it was important to bring their story into modern times for this version, so that preteen readers could identify more with the storyline. I had trouble at times differentiating between Tegan and Sara in the show and memoir, so I appreciate that the artist used two different colors for the twins to help readers with that distinction. After the popularity of Varian Johnson's Twins graphic novel, I will definitely be purchasing this for our 5/6 library.

Super cute graphic novel!! I was first confused bc I thought, why is this biographical memoir in the present day with present day references? Once I figured out that the timeline moved from the 90s to present day, it made so much more sense.

Loved how the book explores the twin relationship and really felt like I was back in middle school with angsty friendships and drama. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

This was absolutely adorable. I’m a huge Tegan and Sara fan and loved their show High School, so I was excited to read this. I would have felt so seen by a book like this when I was in middle school.

A sweet and sincere portrait of Tegan and Sara, with updates for the modern day. Kids will really like this one, as will fans of T&S. Tillie Walden's art is, as always, the actual best. The crushes are sweet and well explored - can't wait to see where the series goes next.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Tegan and Sara Quin and the publisher of the book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Tegan and Sara are two identical twins who are learning to adjust to a new school and new home. Junior high and all it's struggles is something the sisters are ready to face head on together! As Sara and Tegan meet different people and have different struggles will they learn they need each other more than ever?

This story is a blend of fiction and autobiographical. It shows all the pains and struggles that come with being in junior high and some I remember like it was yesterday. I think this book will be good for girls who are starting junior high or trying to find their place!

Reviewed for NetGalley:

Honest review from my ten year old daughter.

I recognized the illustrator from her other works, so was glad to see her in this one.

I really enjoyed the story and illustrations, perfect for my age range readers.

3.5/5 stars

This was a really cute graphic novel and partial biography about being in middle school. I'm a big fan of Tegan and Sara's music (although I have yet to read their biography, "High School") so I liked getting a little look at what their preteen years might've looked like. The twin perspective in this book is really interesting and unique because it's not a perspective you get much, especially in terms of partial nonfiction, so I really liked that aspect of it.

Another interesting aspect of this book is that it's placed in the modern day. The modern depiction of junior high felt really authentic and I was able to relate to a lot of the situations the characters were in. Even though I think they do a great job placing them in the modern day, I still wonder why they made that decision and I question how much they gain by placing it in the present rather than the 90s when Tegan and Sara would've actually grown up.

Still, I thought this was a really cute middle grade debut. The art is really good and I liked the formatting of everything. I'd definitely recommend!

<i>Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.</i>

Hmm. This was enjoyable, although nothing to write home about. The illustrations were good, but the story itself was exactly what you'd expect from a graphic novel called Junior High--certainly not a bad thing, but I was hoping for something a bit more unique. I also thought the intention of the graphic novel, or even just the genre, was very confusing. I read it because it was marketed as a memoir, which makes sense because Tegan and Sara are the main characters, but it's a fictionalized memoir. That took me awhile to figure out; I kept getting confused why Tegan and Sara were referencing things that would probably not exist during the junior high years, until I realized that it was supposed to take place today. I think this was a strange (and quite frankly poor) decision. I suppose this is a middle grade graphic novel and that will be more relatable to them, but why not just create a fiction story not labeled as a memoir? Why market Tegan and Sara as just authors rather than singers then? And if someone is reading this because they like Tegan and Sara, wouldn't they want to know about their actual live? I don't know. It was a very confusing decision that will maybe make this graphic novel more appealing to a younger audience, but leaves questions about the genre/marketing. Overall this was readable, although not unique, but I'd be wary to call it a memoir and wouldn't really recommend it as one if that's what you're looking for.

An incredibly sweet look into the toughest years of growing up. Sibling fighting, shaky friendships, and crushes. T&S perfectly adapt their 2019 memoir for a younger audience while maintaining its integrity. Tillie Walden’s art is wonderful and the use of color is so clever!

This was a super cute graphic novel about starting middle school and the whole experience. I thought it was a delight to read and I would highly recommend this to any preteens in my life and suggest others do the same. This would have been so nice for me to read when I was that age. The pictures/art style were so cute as well! I will definitely be checking out more from this author!

It took me a Minute to get into this--it's easy to miss that this is a /fictionalized/ version of Tegan and Sara's story, set in the present day. I was confused at first when they were referencing contemporary artists and all had cellphones! I did enjoy that refresh though, and I think the contemporary setting will make this more appealing to younger readers, especially since adult readers already have their memoir High School.

I found this to be a really nice read, and I enjoyed the use of colors to differentiate Tegan and Sara's thoughts and feelings--this really explored the twin relationship as the two get older and grow apart. And as usual, Tillie Walden's illustrations were gorgeous and perfectly suited for this story full of queer tween angst.

Tegan and Sara are twin sisters just living their lives but with Junior High starting they're facing different class schedules, clubs, and even friends. The sisters try to navigate this new course in life while also trying to figure out who they are without each other.
I loved this graphic! The artwork was really eye catching while also making identical twins distinguishable from each other. This felt like a cozy slice of life graphic novel, but still had so much emotion and a character driven plot. Great book! I was thrilled to read more of Tegan and Sara!

Tegan and Sara: Junior high is such a fun read! I think readers all of ages but especially middle school girls will find a lot to relate to here about typical middle school struggles like making new friends, figuring out how to maintain old friendships, fighting, drama, rumors, bullying, following your interests, and standing up for yourself. This book follows a year in Tegan and Sara's lives, when they move before 7th grade, so the main conflicts have to do with social hierarchies (Tegan and Sara end up in a friend group with a Mean Girl) and with Tegan and Sara's relationship as twins taking on more independence. So many moments had me reflecting and reminiscing about my own adolescence. I also really loved watching our main characters pick up a guitar for the first time (and fighting over it) and start making music as GUNK! Tillie Walden's art style is perfectly fit for the messy and sweet moments here.

My only gripe with this book would have to be with the way that they placed it in the present day and fictionalized certain elements. I understand that this might be to appeal to modern readers and make things more relatable (conflict happening over texts, and FaceTime), but it made me question what did and did not actually happen to the real-life Tegan and Sara. I think I personally would have preferred a graphic novel that didn't purport to be a graphic memoir - even if the main characters were still two musically-inclined twin tweens just with slightly different names or something. Or just leaving it in the 90s, since I think there is plenty of desire out there to read stories set in the 90s! The plot is so solid and relatable, following a year in the twins' lives, that I don't think the time-change would have been necessary to make this book appealing.

Overall, this was a great middle school coming of age story, and I can't wait to read the next one! We are so lucky to have so many great, honest, and fun stories about queer adolescence getting published these days!

I didn’t know much about this graphic novel going in, but I knew it was geared towards kids and I loved Texan & Sara’s memoir “High School”, so I was excited for it. This is largely their memoir, but adjusted for a contemporary setting and for kids. As such, I didn’t connect with it nearly as much….but as I am 33 I am hardly their target audience. I’m sure that kids will find it as heartwarming and relatable as I found their autobiography, though. And it is certainly a more age appropriate choice for their younger fans, or younger members of the LGBT community looking for a cute and fun graphic novel they can relate to in general.