A quiet, heartfelt memoir about the joys and sorrows of being a teenager. Poetic and beautifully rendered.--Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese

Raised by Ghosts is so beautiful and melancholy and sweet and devastating. Briana captures the sanctity of friendship and art, and the all-consuming sadness of being a teenager, in a way I've never seen on paper before. If parental neglect leads to brilliant cartoonists like Briana, maybe we should all neglect our kids a little more. This is a book that might have saved me as a teen, but it came out too late. At least I got to thoroughly enjoy it as an adult.--Julia Wertz, author of Impossible People

While there is an inevitable adult sensibility in the insights Briana has, this is more comforting than precocious, as it demonstrates that there is good on the other side of adolescence, and that one can even gain some wisdom having survived it.-- "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Decades-old notes stitch together a wistful search for connection and acceptance in this aching semi-autobiographical comic by Loewinsohn.-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review"

Both sweet and melancholy, Raised by Ghosts is a love letter from Loewinsohn to her younger self, and also to lost souls, who are waiting to be seen.-- "Broken Frontier"

There is a mix of nostalgia and timelessness to Raised by Ghosts that makes it a real treat of a read.-- "The Newest Rant"

Slightly-grungy Wes Anderson.-- "Comics Beat"

One of the most intriguing aspects of the book is the way that the storytelling changes as young Briana starts developing her artistic voice, shifting away from the traditional structure and realistic imagery into more expressionistic territory. It emphasizes the way that art helps her process and work through her challenges at school and at home, finding comfort in the endless possibilities that exist on the blank page.-- "AV Club"

This understated semiautobiographical story mixes in abundant and creatively rendered journal-entry excerpts that encourage the reader to slow down and inhabit Briana's world, where friends matter more than anything else. Quietly emotional, reflective, and hopeful.-- "Booklist"

Loewinsohn's graphic memoir is an ode to handwritten notes.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"