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Drawing of Ollie from the graphic novel Fresh Start looking forward with an upbeat, determined expression while holding her backpack. To her right, an excerpt from a starred Kirkus review: "The exaggerated manga-inspired illustrations and impeccable comedic timing create a pitch-perfect portrayal of the ebullient highs and mortifying lows of middle school ... A hilarious and undeniably endearing tale of tweenhood." Handwritten text below the review reads "thank you!!!!" Bottom right: the book's title (Fresh Start) and "coming january 7".

A Fresh Start star!

It’s been a minute!! I’ve been hard at work on SECRETS, which I am excited to (hopefully) talk about very soon. In the meantime: my next book, FRESH START, is set to hit shelves in January — and it has

October 3, 2024

Picture Books On Repeat

Reading time~!

April 25, 2023

A full-color poster for the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival, June 10-11 2023. A young person with long hair floats in the sky. They reach up towards a fluttering comic book. Other pages float around with additional information about the event: featured guests Gale Galligan, Nate Powell, Dan Santat, and Jen Wang; location at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library, and a link to the Ann Arbor Library website for more information (aadl.org/a2caf).

Upcoming events!

I’m super excited to be taking part in these upcoming events…!

April 12, 2023

Freestyle roundup!

End-of-year list of things!

December 12, 2022

It’s out!

Book day! Book day!!

October 18, 2022

A starred SLJ review?!!

Somehow, impossibly… a third starred review appears?! Also, another book rec!

October 5, 2022

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