Plain Jane and the Mermaid Madelyn Goodnight KIRKUS’ BEST OF THE YEAR

KIRKUS’ BEST OF THE YEAR

“You will need all your anger now

fascinating fungi facts and a visual catalogue of mushroom species so that kids can enjoy their very own mushroom day in the pages of this book

collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell

a scholarly loner studying medicine

Plain Jane and the Mermaid Madelyn Goodnight KIRKUS’ BEST OF THE YEARFrom Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that mattersher own independence. Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter,