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Cathy G. Johnson

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My name is Cathy G. Johnson. I'm an artist in Providence, Rhode Island, where I make comics, drawings, prints and books about youth, confrontation and sincerity. I draw inspiration from my life and my community.

My first graphic novel, Jeremiah, debuted in 2013, and was published by One Percent Press in 2015. My second book Gorgeous was published by Koyama Press in 2016. My upcoming book The Breakaways is coming from First Second 2019.

In addition to my artwork, I am also an educator and scholar. I have been teaching various art classes and workshops throughout New England and North America. I have been teaching since 2012, and earned my masters degree in Teaching + Learning in Art + Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017. I sh ...more

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Pre-order THE BREAKAWAYS!

Pre-order today at TheBreakawaysComic.com!

The Breakaways is a new middle-grade graphic novel from First Second, coming out March 5, 2019! Written and drawn by me, Cathy G. Johnson, with colors by Kevin Czap.

Age Range: Middle-grade, 8 - 11 years

Themes: Friendship, relationships, overcoming odds, slice-of-life

Summary: Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 25, 2018 05:31 • Tags: comic, comics, first-second, graphic-novels, macmillan, the-breakaways

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	The Breakaways 3.32 avg rating — 2,798 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Big, Big Changes (As You Were #3) by Mitch Clem (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Avi Ehrlich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Connoly (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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