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  • Published: 16 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506722054
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Children’s
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $40.00

Soupy Leaves Home (Second Edition)




Set in 1932, this is the story of two misfits with no place to call home, who build a relationship during a train hopping journey from the cold heartbreak of their eastern homes toward the sunny promise of California

Pearl Plankette ran away from her abusive father, but has nowhere to go until she stumbles upon a disguise that gives her the key to a new identity. Reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to Remy "Ramshackle" Renault, a hobo who takes her under his wing.

Ramshackle's kindness and protection go a long way to help Soupy heal from her difficult past. But Ramshackle has his own demons to wrestle with, and he'll need Soupy just as much as she needs him.

Now includes an Educator's guide written by Meryl Jaffe, PhD.

  • Published: 16 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506722054
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Children’s
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $40.00

About the author

Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Boy Proof, The Plain Janes, First Day on Earth, and the Eisner-nominated Odd Duck. She is currently writing Shade, the Changing Girl, an ongoing comic on Gerard Way's DC Young Animal imprint. Her picture book, Grandma's Gloves, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. She lives in Los Angeles.

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