Renegade Girls (A Graphic Novel): A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing

(W) Nora Neus (A) Julie Robine. Seventeen-year-old Helena "Nell" Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a story* a real story. She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for the New York Chronicle* but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter. That is* until Alice Austen strolls into her life* an audacious street photographer who encourages Nell to shake up polite society... and maybe also take a chance on love. When her best friend* Lucia* is injured while working in a garment factory* Nell is determined to crack the story wide open. Posing as a seamstress* she reports on the conditions from the inside* making a name for herself as the Chronicle's first ever stunt girl. But as Nell's reporting gains momentum* so do the objections of those who oppose her. Will Nell continue to seek justice-even if it hurts her in the end? Based on real-life stunt girl Nell Nelson and photographer Alice Austen* this tenderly drawn narrative is about bringing buried stories to light and the bravery of first love.