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Creaky Acres: A Graphic Novel

Calista Brill, Nilah Magruder

Ages 8–14

273 pages · Released May 6, 2025

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Creaky Acres: A Graphic Novel parent’s guide: what’s inside

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A note for parents

Creaky Acres is a wholesome graphic novel about resilience, friendship, and self-discovery centered on horseback riding and rural life. The story celebrates diversity, standing out, and redefining what success means, with positive role models who support each other. There are no concerning content issues, making it appropriate for middle-grade readers, though the themes of adapting to major life changes will resonate most with kids around ages 10–13.

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From the publisher

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A heartwarming graphic novel about being the new kid in middle school, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding—perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl. “Readers will fall in love with Nora and her quirky crew, the world of Creaky Acres,... A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A heartwarming graphic novel about being the new kid in middle school, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding—perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl. “Readers will fall in love with Nora and her quirky crew, the world of Creaky Acres, and all the horses . . . and cows . . . and possums!” —Varian Johnson, award-winning author of Twins Nora is a prize-winning horseback rider in a suburban area, with a tight-knit circle of best friends. But when her mom gets a prestigious new job in a poor, rural area, she has to adjust to a lot of change: to being the only Black kid in a new class and to a new barn called Creaky Acres, where her beloved horse, Hay Fever, will make his new home. It’s there she meets sweet and geeky Laura, goofy and fun-loving Wilson, and fearless Dolores (aka Dizzy). With her ragtag team of equestrians, Nora learns it’s okay to stand out and steps into her power as a leader, realizing that being a rider isn’t just about winning—or maybe that winning just might look different than what she’d thought.

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Comics
  • Young Adult
  • Graphic Novels

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ISBN 9780735230620 · Penguin Group

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