Polina Marcelo D'Salete and the Crystal Gems must

and the Crystal Gems must work together to deactivate the Harmony Core before it destroys earth

"These are simultaneously some of the meanest and most tender comics you will ever read

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lyrical prose

Polina Marcelo D'Salete and the Crystal Gems mustBy Bastien Vivs. Published by Jonathan Cape. Hardcover, 208 pages, B&W, 2014. As a very young girl, Polina Oulinov is taken on as a special pupil by the famous ballet teacher Professor Bojinsky. He is very demanding and refuses to adapt his standards to the talents of his pupils, and Polina has to work hard and make great sacrifices in order to reach the level Bojinsky senses she has the talent for. When she graduates and is admitted to the official