Positively Izzy

Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: This is middle grade fiction at its best. A fantastic debut novel with plenty of laughs and tons of heart. INVISIBLE EMMIE is unforgettable! --Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: In her first children's book, cartoonist Libenson offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators. A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson's no-longer-invisible heroine. --Publishers Weekly Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: With all-too-familiar middle-school drama and an empowering lesson about speaking up and bravely facing down embarrassment, this should find an easy audience among fans of Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries books. --Booklist Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: Many readers will recognize themselves in Emmie and her friends, who are at once self-conscious and eager to be seen for who they are. A highly relatable middle grade drama. --School Library Journal Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: Libenson's clever tale will entertain readers in the throes of middle school as well as younger students both wary of and intrigued by their near future. --The Horn Book Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: This funny and heartfelt tale will ring true for anyone who's ever felt invisible. --Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor author-illustrator of ROLLER GIRL Libenson nicely touches on classic middle-grade tropes, such as shifting friendships, crushes, and developing confidence. A poignant twist ending adds a heartening note to an already charming story. --Booklist Libenson captures middle-school dramas--family, friendships, crushes, stereotypes, grades, self-discovery--with candor, fast pacing, and authentic, relatable characters. Positively satisfying. --The Horn Book The story is light but resonant for middle graders, with constant comedic asides in the illustrations. --Kirkus Reviews Funny details of Brianna and Izzy's lives ring true as the author explores relatable topics such as middle school friendships, self-discovery, and family dynamics. Libenson stresses the importance of being true to oneself, and readers will root for the characters to succeed. --School Library Journal Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: Clever, funny work by a great cartoonist. Reading INVISIBLE EMMIE sums up middle school: You laugh, you cry, you get beaned in the head with a volleyball. --Stephan Pastis, author of Timmy Failure