Stepping Stones

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