Agent (for Durfey-Lavoie and Agarwal): Susan Graham, Einstein Literary. A comforting read that fits right into the contemporary middle grade graphic novel tradition. Wal conjures Maggie’s warm, supportive growing friendship as well as her loving family, which reads as South Asian.
In familiar, accessible art that highlights an array of skin tones, Agar. Offering messages of self-acceptance and tackling one task at a time, Durfey-Lavoie thoughtfully weaves the way Maggie’s OCD presents into this solid middle grade story with a sympathetically earnest protagonist. When her sister puts a name-obsessive compulsive disorder-to Maggie’s behaviors, the suggestion further ups her anxiety. Maggie just wants to get through her first year of middle school. Maggie is already overwhelmed by her older sisters’ academic prowess, and she develops a constant fear of making mistakes, assuaged only by rituals such as toggling light switches and rolling a 20-sided die for direction.
But the transition also brings new worries, including bullies in the halls and a mysterious monster lurking on school grounds. Despite her initial concerns, sixth grade starts strong for Maggie Sankhar: she makes a new friend who shares a love of her favorite book series, joins a school RPG club that plays her favorite game, and discovers a newfound passion for science.
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