Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel [Paperback]

Outstanding Comics Award for Children Honor Book Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book

FromNew York Timesbestselling author Gale Galligan comes a funny and vibrant semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about friendship and belonging.

Ollie Herisson's dad is a diplomat, which means her family moves arounda lot. She has already lived in Singapore, Korea, France, and the United States. When Ollie starts at a new school, she doesn't worry about making a good impression because she knows that when her family inevitably moves again, she'll get a fresh start somewhere else. A complete reset. It doesn't matter if her classmates think she's weird for pretending that she lives in the world of an imagined anime, or if she makes an enemy out of the most popular girl in her class, or ifshe does something hugely embarrassing! And it definitely doesn't matter that all her mom wants is for Ollie to be more of a proper Thai daughter.

But after moving from Germany to Virginia and having a mortifying first day at her new school, Ollie is shocked to learn that her parents are going to buy a house so that Ollie and her sister, Cat, can finish grade school in one place. Can Ollie figure out how to both be herself and make real friends when she can't run away from her life?

Praise forFresh Start:

Outstanding Comics Award for Children Honor Book

Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book

American Library Association Top 10 Best Graphic Novel for Children

American Booksellers Association Indie Next Pick

Kirkus ReviewsBest Book of the Year

Barnes & Noble Best Kids' Book of the Month

Instant Bestseller

National Indie Bestseller

 The exaggerated manga-inspired illustrations andimpeccable comedic timingcreate apitch-perfectportrayal of the ebullient highs and mortifying lows of middle school... Ahilarious and undeniably endearing