Apple Crush, Lucy Knisley
Apple Crush, Lucy Knisley
List: $15.00 | Sale: $10.50
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Synopsis

After finally adjusting to life on a family farm with two brand new step-sisters, a young girl faces an even bigger challenge - figuring out where she fits in at her first year in middle school. This middle grade graphic novel explores family, friendship, and change!

Jen is just getting used to her life on Peapod Farm with her new stepsisters, Andy and Reese. But when the school year starts, there are even more changes in store for her. Jen has to navigate new friends and new challenges--but at least she'll have Andy with her, right? As she starts the sixth grade, she finds that her stepsister seems way more interested in crushes and boys than hanging out with her, while Jen wants to know when the world decided boys and girls couldn't be "just friends" anymore.

Jen's story continues in the standout sequel to Stepping Stones that captures everything awesome (and scary) about growing up.

About The Author

Lucy Knisley is the critically acclaimed, award-winning, New York Times bestselling comics creator of Relish and Kid Gloves. She lives in Chicago with her partner and kiddo. She specializes in personal, confessional graphic novels and travelogues. The Peapod Farms books are Lucy's first graphic novels for kids. Find her online at @lucyknisley.


Reviews

Goodreads review by fio on April 29, 2022

if lucy knisley writes it, i will read it AND i will enjoy it.......more

Goodreads review by Rod on May 28, 2022

A mild and meandering sequel in Lucy Knisley's semi-autobiographical juvenile fiction series about Peapod Farm in rural New York. Author stand-in Jen McInnes is still adapting to living with her mom's boyfriend and his daughters, stressed by her first day at a new school, and dumbfounded and discomf......more

Goodreads review by Eve on February 17, 2024

This book was beautifully done. The great writing combined with the gorgeous illustrations, made for a really satisfying read. Somehow Kinsley has (through Jen) expressed so exactly the frustration of not understanding Romance. And the yearning for every friendship to stay the same. The annoyance of gr......more

Goodreads review by Youmna on August 04, 2024

Funny, talked about friends But I will not let my future children read it. Not suitable to our believes......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on May 28, 2022

This is a graphic novel written by Lucy Kinsley. It’s a cute book about Jen. She and her mother have recently moved to a farm where she is meeting all new people and going to a different school. On Halloween she and some of her friends help out decorating the farm for a haunted hayride. Looking forw......more


Quotes

★ “Readers looking for budding romance (or avoiding it altogether) will find characters to cheer in this autumn-themed follow-up.” —School Library Journal, starred review
 
“Warm, fortifying, and cozy—like a drink of apple cider.” —Kirkus Reviews