Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology: A Graphic Novel

From debut author-illustrator Angela Hsieh comes a lush middle grade graphic novel about a girl who finds friendship and gains a greater understanding of her grandmother as she journeys across the fantastical land of Lirrin. Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli films and The Tea Dragon Society!

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this beautiful graphic novel follows a girl who learns more about friendship and family as she journeys across the fantastical land of Lirrin to tend to its majestic animals. An SCBWI Golden Kite Honor title!

Lu dreams of being a great adventurer, just like her ah-ma, who is a world-renowned geozoologist. Ah-ma has traveled far and wide, researching unique animals like dreamy cloud-jellies, enormous sunfish, and playful mossgoats. Theres nothing Lu loves more than reading Ah-mas letters about her quests, even if she and her mom struggle to understand the Cylian language Ah-ma writes in.

But when Ah-mas letters suddenly stop, Lu becomes worried. So when a nearby town needs a geozoologist, Lu decides to go on the journey to find Ah-ma. She charts a course with the help of Ren, an old friend turned new travel buddy.

As they follow in Ah-mas footsteps, Lu begins to discover the complex relationships between geofauna—and between people. What stories has Ah-ma never told her? And whats Ren hiding from her?