Stepping Stones: (A Graphic Novel) (Peapod Farm)
This contemporary middle-grade graphic novel about family and belonging from New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knisley is a perfect read for fans of Awkward and Be Prepared.
Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, Walter. She did not want to leave her friends and her dad.
Most of all, Jen did not want to get new "sisters," Andy and Reese.
As if learning new chores on Peapod Farm wasn't hard enough, having to deal with perfect-at-everything Andy might be the last straw for Jen. Besides cleaning the chicken coop, trying to keep up with the customers at the local farmers' market, and missing her old life, Jen has to deal with her own insecurities about this new family . . . and where she fits in.
New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knisley brings to life a story inspired from her own childhood in an amazing journey of unlikely friends, sisters, and home.
"Funny, sweet, and real." -Jennifer & Matthew Holm, co-creators of the bestselling Babymouse series
"This book is gorgeous. Highly recommended." -Kristen Gudsnuk, creator of Making Friends
Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, Walter. She did not want to leave her friends and her dad.
Most of all, Jen did not want to get new "sisters," Andy and Reese.
As if learning new chores on Peapod Farm wasn't hard enough, having to deal with perfect-at-everything Andy might be the last straw for Jen. Besides cleaning the chicken coop, trying to keep up with the customers at the local farmers' market, and missing her old life, Jen has to deal with her own insecurities about this new family . . . and where she fits in.
New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knisley brings to life a story inspired from her own childhood in an amazing journey of unlikely friends, sisters, and home.
"Funny, sweet, and real." -Jennifer & Matthew Holm, co-creators of the bestselling Babymouse series
"This book is gorgeous. Highly recommended." -Kristen Gudsnuk, creator of Making Friends
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Community Reviews
In her first graphic novel for kids, Knisley explores the struggles and joys of blending families. Jen is not happy about the newest change to her life: She and her mother are moving from the city to the country, where her mom and her mom's boyfriend, Walter, are starting a farm. Stepping Stones is a powerful narrative about the confusion, fear, and displacement brought on by war and the importance of hope. That's the fate of Jen, the young protagonist of Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones, as she begins a summer at Peapod Farm, which her mother and her mom's boyfriend Walter have just set up. Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, Walter.
I liked this Graphic Book suddenly. I guess, I'm interested in the story and when I finally read it, it was interesting. I like characters like Jen, her mom, and her new stepsisters. I don't really like Walter, I guess he's mean towards Jen. But I liked the story and how it goes!
I liked this Graphic Book suddenly. I guess, I'm interested in the story and when I finally read it, it was interesting. I like characters like Jen, her mom, and her new stepsisters. I don't really like Walter, I guess he's mean towards Jen. But I liked the story and how it goes!
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