A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle
Hawkins, who ends up in a love triangle after tutoring the girlfriend of
her crush.
High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the
courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina
Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular
girl. There's only one teensy little problem: Regina is already dating
Chloe Kitagawa, athletic all-star...and middling English student. Regina
sees a perfectly self-serving opportunity here, and asks the smitten
Hawkins to tutor Chloe free of charge, knowing Hawkins will do anything
to get closer to her.
And while Regina's plan works at first, she doesn't realize that Hawkins
and Chloe knew each other as kids, when Hawkins went by Belle and wore
princess dresses to school every single day. Before long, romance does
start to blossom...but not between who you might expect. With Belle of
the Ball, cartoonist Mariana Costa has reinvigorated satisfying,
reliable tropes into your new favorite teen romantic comedy.