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""A striking and viscerally affecting tale of love, loss, and letting go."" --Kirkus, starred review Lunar New Year Love Story: ""A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers."" - School Library Journal, starred review ""Yang and Pham do a wonderful job of weaving fractured families and romantic yearning with fantasy elements that show emotional states and growth, with plenty of humor throughout."" - Horn Book, starred review ""Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort."" --Publisher's Weekly, starred review Real Friends ""A wonderfully observed portrait of finding one's place in your world."" --Publishers Weekly, starred review ""The book's truth is as vibrant as its art."" --Washington Post ""Pham's visual version of Hale expresses everything, with bright creativity and intense emotional suffering warring across her face, her body posture, and even in her gait. Hale fans will appreciate the look behind the curtain at where some of her amazing book ideas are rooted, and kids who have struggled with the complexity of grade school friendships, i.e., any kid, will find comfort that the dark days can be survived."" --The Bulletin

""A striking and viscerally affecting tale of love, loss, and letting go."" --Kirkus, starred review ""This is a slow, lovely, and thoughtful story about the power of love versus the finality of death, and readers will be moved by the emotional journey."" --School Library Journal, starred review Lunar New Year Love Story: ""A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers."" - School Library Journal, starred review ""Yang and Pham do a wonderful job of weaving fractured families and romantic yearning with fantasy elements that show emotional states and growth, with plenty of humor throughout."" - Horn Book, starred review ""Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort."" --Publisher's Weekly, starred review Real Friends ""A wonderfully observed portrait of finding one's place in your world."" --Publishers Weekly, starred review ""The book's truth is as vibrant as its art."" --Washington Post ""Pham's visual version of Hale expresses everything, with bright creativity and intense emotional suffering warring across her face, her body posture, and even in her gait. Hale fans will appreciate the look behind the curtain at where some of her amazing book ideas are rooted, and kids who have struggled with the complexity of grade school friendships, i.e., any kid, will find comfort that the dark days can be survived."" --The Bulletin

A Kids' Indie Next List Pick Four starred reviews ""Breathtaking. An immersive and hopeful story that will incite both heartache and radiant joy."" --Publishers Weekly, starred review ""A striking and viscerally affecting tale of love, loss, and letting go."" --Kirkus, starred review ""This heartfelt, haunting graphic novel [weaves] an unforgettable contemporary tale of teenage love and loss. A must-read for fans of paranormal romances."" --Horn Book Magazine, starred review ""This is a slow, lovely, and thoughtful story about the power of love versus the finality of death."" --School Library Journal, starred review ""This hypnotic take on Orpheus and Eurydice celebrates first loves, withstands the toll of grief, and embraces healing."" --Booklist ""Beautiful and necessary. I needed to read this book. And probably you do, too."" --Craig Thompson, author of Blankets Lunar New Year Love Story: ""A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers."" - School Library Journal, starred review ""Yang and Pham do a wonderful job of weaving fractured families and romantic yearning with fantasy elements that show emotional states and growth, with plenty of humor throughout."" - Horn Book, starred review ""Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort."" --Publisher's Weekly, starred review

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Jennifer Lee is the Academy Award-winning writer and director of Disney's Frozen and Frozen 2. She earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical for her stage adaptation of Frozen. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph, as well as the story for the Academy Award-winning Zootopia. She served as Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018 to 2024, when she began work on Frozen 3. A lucid dreamer herself, Lee and her family split their time between New York City and Los Angeles. LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and best-selling illustrator of Julianne Moore's Freckleface books and the New York Times bestseller Grace for President as well as Lunar New Year Love Story, Big Sister, Little Sister and many other favorites. LeUyen lives with her family in San Francisco, CA. leuyenpham.com

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