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  • Published: 17 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593125380
  • Imprint: Random House Graphic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $49.99
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Apple Crush

(A Graphic Novel)





After finally adjusting to life on a family farm with two brand new step-sisters, a young girl faces an even bigger challenge - figuring out where she fits in at her first year in middle school. This middle grade graphic novel explores family, friendship, and change!

After finally adjusting to life on a family farm with two brand new step-sisters, a young girl faces an even bigger challenge - figuring out where she fits in at her first year in middle school. This middle grade graphic novel explores family, friendship, and change!

Jen is just getting used to her life on Peapod Farm with her new stepsisters, Andy and Reese. But when the school year starts, there are even more changes in store for her. Jen has to navigate new friends and new challenges--but at least she'll have Andy with her, right? As she starts the sixth grade, she finds that her stepsister seems way more interested in crushes and boys than hanging out with her, while Jen wants to know when the world decided boys and girls couldn't be "just friends" anymore.

Jen's story continues in the standout sequel to Stepping Stones that captures everything awesome (and scary) about growing up.

  • Published: 17 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593125380
  • Imprint: Random House Graphic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $49.99
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Praise for Apple Crush

Praise for Stepping Stones:
"Knisley's first middle grade graphic novel soars. She perceptively portrays the highs and lows of being a preteen, from the frustration of living with the fallout of adults' decisions to the joy of building new families. This candid, heartwarming look at a child grappling with major changes will resonate with fans of Raina Telgemeier and Svetlana Chmakova and anyone trying to find their place." - SLJ, starred review

"This realistic and relatable story of tween growth by an established adult comics artist is sure to be popular with fans of autobiographical cartoonists such as Raina Telgemeier." - The Horn Book, starred review

"Funny, sweet, and real, Stepping Stones reminds readers that, when families change and grow, taking those first steps together can be not just challenging but rewarding." -Jennifer & Matthew Holm, New York Times bestselling authors of Sunny Side Up & co-creators of the Babymouse series
 
"Lucy Knisley tells a warm, bittersweet story about Jen, a city girl adapting to farm life and her parents' divorce. Stepping Stones doesn't offer easy answers on the struggles the characters deal with, instead letting readers fully inhabit a summer of changes and bucolic beauty." -Kristen Gudsnuk, creator of Making Friends

"Stepping Stones is a relatable story of childhood resilience through change, and how the meanings of 'home' and 'family' grow as we do." -Sarah Searle, creator of Sincerely, Harriet

"Stepping Stones beautifully illustrates finding and CREATING your own space when you are at the whims of the adults in your life." -Kat Leyh, creator of Snapdragon

"Stepping Stones is earnest, sweet, and, at times, heart-wrenching. Knisley's naturalistic storytelling and cozy artwork will draw you in and leave you hankering for more time on the farm." -Kayla Miller, creator of Click

 
Praise for Apple Crush:
 
“Warm, fortifying, and cozy—like a drink of apple cider.” –Kirkus

“Packed with empathy.” –School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Stepping Stones:
"Knisley's first middle grade graphic novel soars. She perceptively portrays the highs and lows of being a preteen, from the frustration of living with the fallout of adults' decisions to the joy of building new families. This candid, heartwarming look at a child grappling with major changes will resonate with fans of Raina Telgemeier and Svetlana Chmakova and anyone trying to find their place." - SLJ, starred review

"This realistic and relatable story of tween growth by an established adult comics artist is sure to be popular with fans of autobiographical cartoonists such as Raina Telgemeier." - The Horn Book, starred review

"Funny, sweet, and real, Stepping Stones reminds readers that, when families change and grow, taking those first steps together can be not just challenging but rewarding." -Jennifer & Matthew Holm, New York Times bestselling authors of Sunny Side Up & co-creators of the Babymouse series
 
"Lucy Knisley tells a warm, bittersweet story about Jen, a city girl adapting to farm life and her parents' divorce. Stepping Stones doesn't offer easy answers on the struggles the characters deal with, instead letting readers fully inhabit a summer of changes and bucolic beauty." -Kristen Gudsnuk, creator of Making Friends

"Stepping Stones is a relatable story of childhood resilience through change, and how the meanings of 'home' and 'family' grow as we do." -Sarah Searle, creator of Sincerely, Harriet

"Stepping Stones beautifully illustrates finding and CREATING your own space when you are at the whims of the adults in your life." -Kat Leyh, creator of Snapdragon

"Stepping Stones is earnest, sweet, and, at times, heart-wrenching. Knisley's naturalistic storytelling and cozy artwork will draw you in and leave you hankering for more time on the farm." -Kayla Miller, creator of Click

 
Praise for Apple Crush:
 
“Warm, fortifying, and cozy—like a drink of apple cider.” –Kirkus

“Packed with empathy.” –School Library Journal, starred review