Holm, NY Times-bestselling author and co-creator of Sunny Side Up 'A charming, satisfying and relatable read.

Faith Erin Hicks has made a beautiful graphic novel about facing your fears, making friends, and following your heart.' -Kristen Gudsnuk, author of Making Friends., 'Hold on to your horses, because this book will be flying off the shelves!'- Jennifer L.

I loved spending time with every one of the characters.' - Hope Larson, author of All Summer Long 'Ride On is a heartfelt coming-of-age story that will be treasured by any horse lover. A solid, well-wrought comic for fans of character-driven stories and, naturally, anyone obsessed with riding horses.' - Booklist, starred review 'A 'perfect ride' of a graphic novel that shows that there really is something special about horse friends.'- School Library Journal, starred review 'With snappy dialogue and spot-on pacing, the pages fly by, making this breezy read appealing to horse lovers, sci-fi-fandom aficionados, and those who live for excellent graphic novels alike.' - Horn Book 'Hold on to your horses, because this book will be flying off the shelves!'- Jennifer L. (Aug.' Featuring funny dialogue and Hicks's signature art-including sharply rendered horses in motion-this attentively layered, low-stakes graphic novel is told with an insider's understanding of both stable culture and fandom.' - Publisher's Weekly, starred review ' Hicks gives her uncommon depth, thanks to multifaceted and distinctive characters, nuanced conversations about passion and privilege, and heartening emotional growth. Agent: Jill Grinberg, Jill Grinberg Literary Management.

Sunny’s introduction, via a new friend, to comic-book heroes like Swamp Thing and Batman creates some slightly heavy-handed but effective parallels for Sunny’s conflicted feelings about a family she cares for deeply. Colored by Lark Pien in creamy aquas, corals, and yellows, the illustrations shout “Florida coast,” and, along with the short chapters, give the story the feel of a serialized Sunday comic. Through skillfully deployed flashbacks, the Holms reveal that these concerns, while not trivial, mask a larger one-Sunny’s older brother’s increasingly out-of-control use of alcohol and drugs.

With no kids in sight, a squeaky hide-a-bed to sleep on, and a haircut that falls short of the Dorothy Hamill wedge she’d hoped for, Sunny is disappointed at the direction her summer has taken. Sunny’s planned vacation with a best friend has turned into a solo trip to visit her grandfather at a Florida retirement village. In a compassionate story that opens in the summer of 1976, the brother-sister team behind the Babymouse and Squish series introduces 10-year-old Sunny Lewin, who is facing unwanted change on multiple fronts.

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm