Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper

“Brie Spangler brought me back to that relentless ache of being young—the dreams, the fights, the loss, and the hope. You don’t need to know baseball to root with all your might for Gemma Hopper!” — Tillie Walden, author of On a Sunbeam “Spangler crafts a piercing meditation on fraught family dynamics, complex adolescence, and athletic meritocracy in this baseball-filled graphic novel.” —Publishers Weekly "[A] heart-warming read about finding yourself in the things you love and being your own hero."—The Bulletin "An intriguing graphic novel that kids will want to read." —School Library Journal

“Brie Spangler brought me back to that relentless ache of being young—the dreams, the fights, the loss, and the hope. You don’t need to know baseball to root with all your might for Gemma Hopper!” — Tillie Walden, author of On a Sunbeam

Praise for Beast:

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Rainbow Book List selection
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection

"A believable and beautiful human story.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred review


"Spangler’s captivating portrayals of Dylan and Jamie offer piercing insight into the long, painful battle to shatter stereotypes in order to win dignity, love, and acceptance.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred review