ParaNorthern Stephanie Cooke

A witch named Abby and her three friends—a wolf-girl, a ghost, and a pumpkinhead—band together to try and save their supernatural town from an invasion of rabid (but adorable!) chaos bunnies in this enchanting middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Making Friends, The Okay Witch, and Lumberjanes.

It’s fall break in the supernatural town of North Haven, and young witch Abby’s plans include pitching in at her mom’s magical coffee shop, practicing her potion making, and playing board games with her best friends—a pumpkinhead, a wolf-girl, and a ghost. But when Abby finds her younger sister being picked on by some speed demons, she lets out a burst of magic so strong, it opens a portal to a realm of chaos bunnies. And while these bunnies may look cute, they’re about to bring the a-hop-ocalypse (and get Abby in a cauldronful of trouble) unless she figures out a way to reverse the powerful magic she unwittingly released. What’s a witch to do?

In this deliciously humorous, cozy, and bewitching graphic novel, sometimes the most of powerful magic comes from our connections to family and friends (but kicking bunny butt is great, too).

Clarion/Etch (formerly HMH Kids) – July 13, 2021

Reviews for ParaNorthern

“Cooke and Costa create a funny, warm, and magical tale that introduces readers to a wonderful, vibrant protagonist in Abby. A relatable story that manages to balance the fantastic with the grounded, PARANORTHERN AND THE CHAOS BUNNY A-HOP-CALYPSE is pure joy in book form.”

“PARANORTHERN is a warm, light-hearted romp about responsibility, family, friendship, and belonging, bound together in a spellbinding humor, heart and beautiful art. Readers will find it hard to part with this lovable cast of characters, so long as they beware the chaos bunnies!

“A feel-good journey of self-discovery in a land of magic, mischief, and delicious elixirs, ParaNorthern introduces a wonderful cast of friends from every corner of the netherverse and pits them against... bunnies? Pumpkin spice perfection from page one.”

“ParaNorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-Hop-alypse is an absolute delight from beginning to end. It’s got a lovely and diverse cast, a heartwarming lesson, and all the bunnies you could ever ask for! Stephanie Cooke’s writing is perfectly offset by Mari Costa’s art; together they create a world that’s vivid and beautifully thought out, that kids will want to return to again and again.”

“Cooke’s pleasingly multifaceted characters navigate internal struggles and engage in amusing rapport as they work to achieve their shared goal.”

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