The New Girl: a Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1)
Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · June 4, 2024
This funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic novel about change and acceptance will be a hit with fans of Guts by Raina Telgemeier, Pizza Face by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, and Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang.
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- Who it’s for
- A funny, tender graphic novel about starting over while home, language, and body all feel unfamiliar.
- Themes
- Immigration and belonging, Change and acceptance, Puberty
- Genres
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels, Immigration & Moving, Growing Up
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This funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic novel about change and acceptance will be a hit with fans of Guts by Raina Telgemeier, Pizza Face by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, and Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang. Goodbye, old life... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania -- the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia's heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period.
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As if things weren't difficult enough! Now Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different: her home, her language, and even her body. With so many changes happening at once, Lia struggles with schoolwork, has trouble communicating with classmates, and has no idea how to manage her unpleasant periods. Will she ever feel like herself again? Inspired by the author's own immigration experience, The New Girl is a comically charming story about change and acceptance.
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A funny, tender graphic novel about starting over while home, language, and body all feel unfamiliar.
Come here for
- The awkward comedy of growing up amid big changes
- A migration story that makes room for heartache and humor
Expect
- A middle-grade graphic novel about change and acceptance
- School, communication, and first-period discomfort
Where it sits
| Growing Up | 78% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Moving | 77% |
| Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Comics
- Growing Up
- Immigration & Moving
- Authors
- Cassandra Calin
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- June 4, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Immigration and belonging · Change and acceptance · Puberty
- Reading lane
- Funny Comics
Book 1 in the the New Girl series.