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  • Snapdragon

Snapdragon

Author
Publication Date
February 04, 2020
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Graphic Novel
Snapdragon

Description

Kat Leyh's Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself.

Snap's town had a witch. At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online--after doing a little ritual to put their spirits to rest. It's creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too. They make a deal: Jacks will teach Snap how to take care of the baby opossums that Snap rescued, and Snap will help Jacks with her work. But as Snap starts to get to know Jacks, she realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic--and a connection with Snap's family's past.

Publication date
February 04, 2020
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250171115
Publisher
First Second
BISAC categories
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV008080 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Social conditions
Witches
Graphic novels
Single-parent families
Girls
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Mobile home living
Marginality, Social

Kirkus

Starred Review
Sweet and fierce, this is a must-have.

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review
This endearingly offbeat story emphasizes found community, the importance of love and friendship, and a fierce commitment to individuality--all powerful themes for middle-grade readers.
Kat Leyh
Kat Leyh is a Chicago based writer and artist. She's best known as the current co-writer and cover artist for the series Lumberjanes, and for her queer superhero webcomic Supercakes. She's also worked as a cover artist, and back-up writer/artist for several BOOM! Studios series.