Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up (Lumberjanes #2)
Mariko Tamaki and BOOM! Studios, illustrated by Brooklyn Allen
Brooklyn Allen
Based on the bestselling, cult-favorite graphic novels, this series of middle-grade novels follows the five campers on totally new, action-packed adventures Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin - Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley - love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella's, where the woods contain endless mysteries. As the camp gears up for the big Galaxy Wars competition, Jo and the gang get some help from an unexpected visitor - a Moon Pirate! Book Two focuses on Jo, the ingenious inventor of the group who also happens to be transgender.
MarikoTamaki is a writer known for her graphic novel This One Summer, a Caldecott Honor Book and Printz Award winner, co-created by her cousin Jillian Tamaki, among other notable works. Visit her at marikotamaki.blogspot.com. She lives in Oakland, California. Brooklyn Allen is a co-creator and the original illustrator of the Lumberjanes series and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, and can be found online at brooklynaallen.tumblr.com.