Long Distance

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From the creator of Fake Blood comes another exceptionally charming middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away.

Vegas summer vacation is not going well.

When her parents decide its time to pack up and leave her hometown of Portland, Oregon, behind for boring Seattle, Washington, Vega is more than upsetshes downright miserable. Forced to leave her one and only best friend, Halley, behind, Vega is convinced shell never make another friend again.

To help her settle into her new life in Seattle, her parents send Vega off to summer camp to make new friends. Except Vega is determined to get her old life back. But when her cellphone unexpectedly calls it quits and things at camp start getting stranger and stranger, Vega has no choice but to team up with her bunkmates to figure out whats going on!

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"This delightful, oft-comedic graphic novel injects familiar themes with ample imagination, as Vega and campmates learn that 'Friendship is a renewable resource.'" -- Publishers Weekly
"A classic story of outsiders making friendswith a little something more." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This recalls GardnersFake Bloodbut with supernatural elements replaced by intergalactic ones, and the satisfying blend of relatable angst and kooky weirdness will make this a winner." -- BCCB

Author Bio

Whitney Gardner is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She started drawing stick figures in second grade and somehow no ones been able to stop her. If theres ever a moment when she isnt drawing, shes likely to be found rolling twenty-sided dice. Her favorite color is yellow. She is the author of the YA novelsYoure Welcome, UniverseandChaotic Good, as well as the creator ofFake BloodandLong Distanceand the illustrator for Debbie LevysBecoming RBG.