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Stephanie Rodriguez

Stephanie Rodriguez is a Bronx-born comic book artist and illustrator. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2011 with a BFA in illustration. Stephanie creates illustrations and self-published comics depicting the highs and lows of everyday life. Her work has been featured on BuzzFeed, Remezcla, VaynerMedia, and NPR. Doodles from the Boogie Down is her debut middle grade graphic novel.
 

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Interview with Stephanie Rodriguez, Creator of Doodles from the Boogie Down

A young Dominican girl navigates middle school, her strict mother, shifting friendships, and her dream of being an artist in this coming-of-age graphic novel inspired by the author’s tween years.   Writer and artist Stephanie Rodriguez talks Latine representation, The Bronx, and more in this interview about her debut graphic novel Doodles from the Boogie

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