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WORK TITLE: You and Me on Repeat
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WEBSITE: https://maryshyne.com/
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Writer and illustrator. Former JavaScript programmer for Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Santa Rosa, CA, staff; author/illustrator of comics.
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Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2025, review of You and Me on Repeat, p. 50.
School Library Journal, April, 2025, Karin Greenberg, review of You and Me on Repeat, p. 132.
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Mary Shyne website, https://maryshyne.com (December 16, 2025).
Mary Shyne's debut graphic novel You and Me on Repeat comes out from Henry Holt Books for Young Readers on May 13th, 2025. Preorder here!
Mary Shyne works for Snoopy at the Schulz Studio in Santa Rosa.
Mary Shyne draws comics in the Bay Area.
Mary Shyne wrote JavaScript for InDesign or Photoshop to make production easier, in a previous life.
SHYNE, Mary. You and Me on Repeat. illus. by Mary Shyne. 224p. Holt. May 2025. Tr $25.99. ISBN 9781250851857.
Gr 10 Up--When Chris wakes up and realizes he's reliving his high school graduation day, he shrugs it off as a dream, but as the cycle repeats again and again, he begins to believe something strange is happening. The alarm, the texts from his friends, eating breakfast--it's all familiar. He starts to change the details to get different outcomes. His main goal is to win a first kiss from his girlfriend Andy, who's been mysteriously postponing intimacy. Enter his old friend Alicia, who reveals that she's traveling in this time loop alongside him. The two had been close friends as children, but once middle school started, Chris left her behind. Now, as Alicia gives her valedictorian speech loop after loop, she helps Chris confront his fears. While trapped in this perpetual graduation day, Chris and Alicia navigate life's uncertainties. Their exploration of time, regrets, and love eventually leads them to a place they never expected to be. Shyne has created a delightful story that highlights both the anxiety of adolescence and the joy of being young. Though the time loop trope is not new, the author pumps fresh life into it with quirky characters, humorous pranks, and realistic drawings. There are also meaningful lessons about grief, gratitude, and identity. The characters include LGBTQIA+ and immigrant representation. The handful of profanities throughout the text may make this inappropriate for younger teens. VERDICT A fast-moving coming-of-age tale that will appeal to teens who enjoy realistic graphic novels with a touch of science fiction. --Karin Greenberg
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Greenberg, Karin. "SHYNE, Mary. You and Me on Repeat." School Library Journal, vol. 71, no. 4, Apr. 2025, p. 132. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A836879660/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=01718e69. Accessed 17 Sept. 2025.
You and Me on Repeat
Mary Shyne. Holt, $25.99 hardcover (224p); $17.99 paper
ISBN 978-1-250-85185-7; ISBN 978-1-250-85184-0
*| After entering a strange rainbow portal at a big-box store, estranged childhood friends Chris O'Brien and Alicia Ochoa find themselves stuck in a time loop of their graduation day. At first, Chris assumes that the only way to break the loop is to achieve the perfect first kiss with his girlfriend at their classmates' graduation party--which keeps getting busted. Upon realizing the seeming futility of the situation, he joins dutiful valedictorian Alicia in using the loops to enjoy some well-earned fun, finally free from social and familial expectations. Looping also allows Chris to rectify the mistake that cost him and Alicia their friendship, and, once reconciled, the two shyly flirt toward romance while hypothesizing how to break the loop. Shyne pairs flat linework and monochromatic coloring--each loop has its own hue--with dynamic perspectives and compositions, evoking a playful tone that never undermines the novel's poignant moments. A secondary plot involving Chris's late swim coach and her physicist husband provides just enough deus ex machina and emotional heft for this time-bending rom-com to land both mechanically and sentimentally. It's a cleverly executed graphic novel debut that successfully innovates the time loop meta. Ages 14-up. (May)
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"You and Me on Repeat." Publishers Weekly, vol. 272, no. 6, 10 Feb. 2025, p. 50. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A828300600/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=e3958371. Accessed 17 Sept. 2025.