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The New Girl: a Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1)

Name: The New Girl: a Graphic Novel (the New Girl #1)
ISBN: 9781338762457

Cassandra Calin

Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · June 4, 2024

Reading lane: Growing Up

Growing Up YA Coming-of-Age Comics YA Romance Comics school

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At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Change, in Panels

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

Book Details

Authors: Cassandra Calin
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: June 4, 2024
Format: Paperback
Theme: Growing Up · YA Coming-of-Age Comics
Reading lane: Growing Up

Series

Book 1 in the the New Girl series.

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Publisher Categories

Funny Comics
Growing Up
Immigration & Moving

About This Book

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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. 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.