The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves (A Graphic Novel)
By (Author) Dora M. Mitchell
Workman Publishing
Algonquin Young Readers
29th July 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Fantasy, esoteric
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Humorous
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and grow
741.5973
Paperback
220
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Twelve-year-old Millicent Graves discovers she can alter the personalities of her friends and family with hilarious reality-warping results in this extra-magical middle grade graphic novel. Perfect for fans of The Witches of Brooklyn.
Twelve-year-old Millicent Grave's life is a mess. After her mom sank all their money into a fancy fish tank business, her family had to move to an apartment with three creepy landladies. Then fate (or, actually, the Fates) leads Millie to discover a room full of jigsaw puzzles that give her the power to fix the imperfections in everyone she knows. Soon, her sister is sensible instead of gross, and her mom is successful instead of unlucky. Dad still needs some work, and her new neighbor and classmate Sam Smolt is still annoying-but he's kind of becoming her best friend anyway. And if there are mysterious new cracks in the universe in the exact shape of those puzzle pieces, that's not a problem, right It's not like all of reality is about to unravel. Right . . . RightDora M. Mitchell is a writer and illustrator living in a small Northern California town that dates back to the Gold Rush. She has always had a fascination with abandoned places, dark woods, and all things mysterious and otherworldly. You can find her online at doramitchell.com and on instagram @inkybeast.