Luann: Curves Ahead [Paperback]

Greg Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

For 18 years, cartoonist Greg Evans’s popular strip Luann has masterfully captured the essence of the most fundamental truth about being a teenager . . . adolescence is an extremely funny time, except when you are in it.This ever-popular strip chronicles the humorous trials and tribulations of teenager Luann DeGroot. Using a careful blend of one-strip zingers and humorous ongoing story lines, Evans allows readers to peer into a 16-year-old’s life—one filled with homework, heartbreak, and humor.Luann actually gets along with her parents better than the average teenager, as long as they don’t get “all parental,” that is. Tolerating her Oreo-chomping brother, Brad, and his wasteland of a bedroom and nasty bathroom habits can be a little more challenging. Brad isn’t the only trying male in her life. There’s also the school brainiac, Gunther—a sweet guy who Luaan likes only as a friend. Unfortunately, Gunther thinks he and Luann are a perfect match. Meanwhile, Luann knows who her ideal mate is: the gorgeous and popular Aaron Hill. Now, if only he know that Luann existed.The secrets of her family challenges and boy troubles are safe with best friend Bernice, the girl who gets straight As and gives Luann the straight truth about life. The anti-Bernice is Tiffany, Luann’s arch-nemesis classmate who exudes plastic popularity and single-handedly destroys half the atmosphere with her hair spray.The charming ensemble cast of Luann is enjoyed by thousands of readers daily, including the 50,000 who visit the Luannsroom.com Web site each day. Luann’s fans include both teenagers who understand where she’s coming from and parents who can appreciate the often-humorous difficulties they face. This collection proves that teen life can be troublesome and hilarious at the same time.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

For almost two decades, Greg Evans has been praised for Luann's amusing, insightful portrayals of the issues that teens face - from coping with puberty to navigating peer pressure. Greg grew up near Disney Studios in California and has drawn cartoons for as long as he can remember. He began developing comic strip ideas in college, and after working as a graphic artist and television promotions manager, landed work as a high school art teacher. In 1985, his daughter Karen provided the spark for what became the popular strip Luann. Greg is a five-time nominee for the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. Today, he and his wife, Betty, live in San Marcos, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740739506
• ISBN-13: 978-0740739507
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born, raised, and educated in the Los Angeles area, Evans discovered at an early age that he wanted to be a syndicated cartoonist. He worked as a high school art teacher as well as a graphic artist and a promotion manager for a television station while pursuing his dream of writing a comic strip. After several failed attempts, he was inspired by the antics of his then nine-year-old daughter-and Luann was born. Evans lives with his wife in Southern California. (www.comics.com/comics/luann)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the dailies, buy this!, March 19, 2000

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Hilary Paprocki (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luann: The Plunge (Paperback)

Can a comic strip be too good? Once you see these stories put together, and see the art enlarged, and spend some time with the characters, it's clear that this is maybe the best strip of our time. Unlike most other strips, you can read this again and again and it just keeps getting better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Most everyone can relate to her struggles..., May 25, 2008

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Angela Wolf "bookangel" (Hamburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luann: The Plunge (Paperback)

I have a soft spot for Luann because she is so relatable! I mean, who didn't want to be more popular in school, have a crush on a popular person who didn't notice you, or felt self-conscious about how they look? Luann faces all those issues with a vulnerability that is heartwarming.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sooo cute, November 22, 2003

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Monica Daneshrad (Pacific Palisades, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luann: Curves Ahead (Paperback)

This is one the best Luann books. It addresses issues that adolescents go through with refreshing humor. I like how Brad constantly makes fun of Luann and Luann's never-ending boycraziness. I know that my friends sometimes can't stand it when I go on and on about men. I enjoyed this book, however the "connection" between Luann and Stuart never got resolved. It seemed as though he just disappeared. Still worth the read.