Creaky Acres: a Graphic Novel by Calista Brill

Creaky Acres: a Graphic Novel

Calista Brill, Nilah Magruder

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · May 6, 2025

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Who it’s for
Horseback riding and new friendships give this graphic novel a warm take on finding your footing.
Themes
Adjusting to a new school, Friendship, Confidence and leadership
Genres
Horse Stories, Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels

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About this book

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A heartwarming graphic novel about being the new kid in middle school, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding—perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl.

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“Readers will fall in love with Nora and her quirky crew, the world of Creaky Acres, and all the horses . . . and cows . . . and possums!” —Varian Johnson, award-winning author of Twins Nora is a prize-winning horseback rider in a suburban area, with a tight-knit circle of best friends. But when her mom gets a prestigious new job in a poor, rural area, she has to adjust to a lot of change: to being the only Black kid in a new class and to a new barn called Creaky Acres, where her beloved horse, Hay Fever, will make his new home. It’s there she meets sweet and geeky Laura, goofy and fun-loving Wilson, and fearless Dolores (aka Dizzy). With her ragtag team of equestrians, Nora learns it’s okay to stand out and steps into her power as a leader, realizing that being a rider isn’t just about winning—or maybe that winning just might look different than what she’d thought.

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Horseback riding and new friendships give this graphic novel a warm take on finding your footing.

Come here for

  • Horse stories alongside the awkwardness of starting over
  • A quirky crew of riders, with horses, cows, and possums in the mix

Expect

  • A graphic-novel story about friendship and learning to trust yourself
  • A warm, funny take on standing out and redefining what winning means

Where it sits

Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels49%
Horse Stories33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Animal Comics
  • Funny Comics
  • US: African American Stories
Authors
Calista Brill, Nilah Magruder
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
May 6, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Adjusting to a new school · Friendship · Confidence and leadership
Reading lane
Animal Comics