Intrtjit Deogun interviews Cassandra Calin on her bestselling YA book “The New Girl”:
Cassandra Calin, best known for her semi-autobiographical web-comic series Cassandra Comics, made her graphic novel debut in June 2024 with The New Girl. Published by Scholastic imprint Graphix, the title returned to the bestsellers list this year. It follows Lia, who has immigrated to Montreal from Romania along with her family, as she navigates her new home, a new language, and her changing body. Thus far, The New Girl has been on the list for 38 weeks.
Calin spoke with Q&Q about her inspirations, her dream of creating a graphic novel, and why she thinks The New Girl resonates with readers.
Read the article here at Quill & Quire.
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