Very Far from Home

Hope Larson is a New York Times bestselling, multi-Eisner Award--winning cartoonist and comics writer. Over a lengthy career as a middle grade author, she has created contemporary middle grade graphic novels like All Summer Long, dabbled in fantasy with Salt Magic (illustrated by Rebecca Mock), adapted Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time into a graphic novel, written Batgirl for DC Comics, and cocreated the Goldie Vance series for Boom! Comics. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her family and an orange tabby, Popcorn.

An extremely encouraging and pleasing journey. Larson’s skilled navigation of middle-grade family and social geography and the strains of class difference will engender instant recognition and investment. — Booklist“You’ll root for charming Very and her friends in this fun, relatable, masterfully written and illustrated tale of friendship and perseverance.”  — Terri Libenson, author of the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series“A smart and thoughtful story about how even the most perfect among us can have hidden challenges. Hope Larson deftly spins a joyful, snappy tale that readers of all abilities can relate to.” — Jen Wang, New York Times bestselling creator of Stargazing“A great coming-of-age story about friends working together to better themselves.” — Kazu Kibuishi, author of Amulet“Perfect for kids with big dreams and a lot on their shoulders.” — Kayla Miller, bestselling author of the Click series“Kids are going to love the perfectly imperfect Very Nelson!” — Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese and Dragon Hoops“Graphic novelist Larson has aimed her latest story at middle-grade readers who…will make a lot of readers feel seen. A solid addition.” — Booklist“This is a worthy addition to the solid mix of graphic novels about middle-school girls triumphing over a significant but surmountable obstacle. Larson, as always, makes full use of the graphic novel format, allowing the illustrations to do as much work as the text, and changing up panel and — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“With captivating characters and a thoughtful exploration of dyscalculia, this book is a wonderful addition to any library and perfect for fans of Shannon Hale’s and LeUyen Pham’s Real Friends and Raina Telgemeier’s Smile.” — School Library Journal (starred review)