title: ShutterBox, Book Two: First School Quarter
author: Rikki Simons
description: Manga is not necessarily always from Japan. In fact, manga isn't restricted to any one geographical location or ethnic group. A manga artist or writer need not live in Japan or be Japanese. Manga is transcendent. It is an art form and not restricted by borders or race. In TOKYOPOP's ShutterBox, Rikki Simons and Tavisha team up to present a manga, with all the traditional Japanese symbolism and story structure, taking place in the U.S.A... ShutterBox is mysterious, foreboding, enchanting and compelling. In other words--a total manga experience. <br />-- Collectors' Corner
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  ## Prologue
  
  
  ## Haylee
  
  
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  My mother’s dinner date, Simon Adams, stepped out of his car right after
  Mother started screaming at me. She had practically leaped out of the car
  before he came to a stop when she saw me standing there alone. I had waited as
  long as I could to walk out, so that I would be one of the last to leave the
  theater. No matter what my twin sister, Kaylee, thought or what anyone else
  would think, I couldn’t be exactly sure what would hap