July 30, 2025

Laura Terry‘s ’10 latest graphic novel Adorable Empire published by Scholastic is available now!

“Sincere emotions punctuated with funny and magical moments elevate this charming work. Engagingly original, featuring a likable protagonist and plenty of humor and tenderness.” –Kirkus Review

“Terry takes a sensitive look at divorce and navigating parental relationships, the evolving nature of friendships, and gender identity, with characters that have relatable appeal for middle graders. Illustrations have a manga influence, with equal parts bright and fluffy and tween goth…”

With the Adorables to soften difficult issues, young readers will enjoy Jinx’s story and a sprinkling of magic in their own lives.” –School Library Journal

From Scholastic: Nothing has been going right for Jinx. People at school think she’s a goth weirdo, and now her parents are getting divorced. She has to move to an unfamiliar apartment building that doesn’t feel like home — and that doesn’t have her dad. And when a new neighbor gives her a mysterious crystal, her life is turned even more upside down by the Adorables, a mischievous band of magical creatures. They are messy, distracting, and, worst of all, they follow Jinx everywhere. She just wants to be left alone! (Well, maybe she’s okay with getting to know another girl in her building, Robyn, a little better…) Getting rid of the Adorables turns out to be harder than expected, but they might just help Jinx find her way back to happiness.

Buy a copy of Adorable Empire from your local favorite bookshop! We picked up our copies from Norwich Bookstore (Norwich, VT), Still North Books and Bar (Hanover, NH), and Yankee Bookshop (Woodstock, VT).