The first in a new graphic novel series from indie comic stars Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge is a coming-of-age story about the transformative power of friendship. And an immortal demon with the power to take over the world. But mostly the friendship thing.Welcome to Bolingbroke. It's a small town just like any other . . . or so eighth graders Val and Lanie think. Theyre the best of best friendsthey love the same comics, they watch the same shows, and theyre always there for each other. Which is important when youre queer, like Lanie, or on the spectrum, like Val, and just dont seem to fit in anywhere.When a school project about their hometowns supernatural history leads to a for-real ghost sighting, Val and Lanie realize Bolingbroke might not be as boring as theyd always thought. But after a run-in with the resident middle school queen bee (who also happens to be Lanies former friend), they decide to take things to the next level . . . and accidentally summon the Ojja-Wojja, a demonic presence connected to a slew of mysterious tragedies throughout Bolingbrokes sordid history.Now all heck has broken loose. With the whole town acting weird and nowhere left to turn, its going to be up to Val, Lanie, and their small group of friends to return things to normalif normal is even something they want to return to.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 10 years.

There are 192 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Magdalene Visaggio is the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer behind Kim & Kim, Eternity Girl, Dazzler: X Song, Transformers vs Visionaries, and Morning in America. A lifelong comics reader, she studied English at Virginia Commonwealth University and did graduate work in Ethics & Moral Theology at Seton Hall before dropping out to focus on writing comics where people hit each other with guitars. When not writing, she's probably passed out on her couch at three in the morning with a cat on top of her while Netflix asks if she wants to continue watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. She lives in Manhattan. Claudia Aguirre is a queer comic book artist and writer. GLAAD Award Nominee and Will Eisner Award nominee. Co-founder of Boudika Comics, where she self-publishes comics. Currently working for Black Mask, Oni Press, Legendary, Limerence Press and Boom! Studios.