Snapdragon

Snapdragon is a 2020 middle-grade magical realism graphic novel written and illustrated by Kat Leyh. Leyh is most well-known for her work as a co-writer on Lumberjanes, a graphic novel series about a group of girls trying to solve supernatural mysteries at the summer camp where they work. Leyh is also the creator of SuperCakes, a queer superhero webcomic for middle-grade readers and teens. Snapdragon, Lumberjanes, and SuperCakes all feature characters with diverse intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.

Leyh’s authored and co-authored works, including Snapdragon, have been lauded for how they represent diversity for young readers. Snapdragon looks at The Intersection of Magic and Reality, The Social Effect of Being Perceived As Different, and how The Strength of Found Families can support loved ones amid such a climate.

Snapdragon was a Heavy Medal Mock Newbery finalist, and a winner for the Best in Middle-Grade Fiction and finalist for Book of the Year for the 2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award. It was also on the American Library Association’s 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.

This guide refers to the 2020 First Second paperback edition.