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THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX
Part road trip novel, part physics text, part friendship story, this gorgeous graphic novel defies convention and radiates empathy and talks directly to readers finding their place in a perplexing world.
Dash is a recent school graduate navigating the first year uni work placement circuit a square peg in a round hole who tries to comprehend human relationships through the laws of physics.
Dash finds friendship exhausting; an enigma beyond comprehension. When they start a dream placement at a science education hub, teaching kids early science concepts, Dash thinks everything will change, and they will meet people just like themselves. But the workplace is as challenging as high school relationships are fraught and confusing, the students don't follow the rules, and co-workers are not what they expect.
When Dash meets Kay, fellow intern, who is haphazard and disorganised and hence completely different to them, Dash cannot see a way to develop any rapport. But when Dash tries to apply the principles of physics in an attempt to control their new world, they discover that the true essence of friendship is something that defies even the most brilliant equation.
A?ka (pronounced 'Ash-ka') is an award-winning graphic novelist and an ex-quantum physicist. A hugely engaging and popular presenter, A?ka is passionate about visual literacy. She has published more than ten books and graphic novels.
Her recent titles include the Stonewall Award Notable YA graphic novel Stars in Their Eyes which was also nominated for
the 2022 Comic Arts Awards of Australia and the CBCA Council of Australia Notable Books. A?ka is an organising committee member for the Perth Comic Arts Festival, contributes regularly to The School Magazine and when she's not creating children's books she travels across Western Australia as a science communicator. www.askastorytelling.com
Dash finds friendship exhausting; an enigma beyond comprehension. When they start a dream placement at a science education hub, teaching kids early science concepts, Dash thinks everything will change, and they will meet people just like themselves. But the workplace is as challenging as high school relationships are fraught and confusing, the students don't follow the rules, and co-workers are not what they expect.
When Dash meets Kay, fellow intern, who is haphazard and disorganised and hence completely different to them, Dash cannot see a way to develop any rapport. But when Dash tries to apply the principles of physics in an attempt to control their new world, they discover that the true essence of friendship is something that defies even the most brilliant equation.
A?ka (pronounced 'Ash-ka') is an award-winning graphic novelist and an ex-quantum physicist. A hugely engaging and popular presenter, A?ka is passionate about visual literacy. She has published more than ten books and graphic novels.
Her recent titles include the Stonewall Award Notable YA graphic novel Stars in Their Eyes which was also nominated for
the 2022 Comic Arts Awards of Australia and the CBCA Council of Australia Notable Books. A?ka is an organising committee member for the Perth Comic Arts Festival, contributes regularly to The School Magazine and when she's not creating children's books she travels across Western Australia as a science communicator. www.askastorytelling.com
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Published 2026-04-01 by Allen & Unwin |