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Sep 02, 2011DeltaQueen50 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I found the Plain Janes to be an extremely interesting graphic novel. I was immediately drawn into the story and couldn’t wait to see where it was going. After surviving a terrorist bomb attack, her parents move themselves and their daughter Jane from the large city to a small town. Fitting in at a new high school is always tricky, and Jane decides this time she isn’t just going to try and be popular, she wants to find her true niche. So she joins the loser table at lunch, and discovers they all have a variation of Jane for a name. They decide to band together and the Plain Janes are born. As well as hanging out, the Plain Janes devise a plan to bring street art to their small town, calling their effort “People Loving Art In the Neighbourhood” (P.L.A.I.N.). They are soon leaving their artwork all over town which doesn’t please everyone. Dealing with varied subjects from fitting in, creativity and self-expression, to dealing with the post 9/11 world, this book still manages to keep the tone light and the story interesting. I found the end of the book fell a little flat with some of the story points being left hanging, but overall I loved the story, the message and the artwork.