{"product_id":"very-far-from-home-a-graphic-novel-9780063311329","title":"Very Far from Home: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerity \"Very\" Nelson's story continues as she teams up with her cousin and frenemy to save a community pool in this humorous and heartfelt standalone middle grade graphic novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Eisner Award-winning author Hope Larson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerity \"Very\" Nelson is poised to have the perfect summer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until her mom breaks the news--they're going to Wisconsin to help get her grandma's house ready for sale. Very's devastated to be missing an activist workshop and lake trip with her best friends, but her mom says it's important for them to spend time with Grandma, who just moved into assisted living care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she's settling in, Very happens upon a shuttered pool. Her cousin Maya explains that funding has dried up for the former gathering place, and now, the only place to swim is the exclusive, expensive country club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery knows a great cause when she sees it. She and her friends spring into action and rally the community around the public pool--but an unlikely source shares a ruinous tip that threatens its future forever. Can Very finish what she started, or will she leave the town worse off than when she arrived?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hope Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harperalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063311329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarson, Hope:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope Larson\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling, multi-Eisner Award-winning cartoonist and comics writer. Over a lengthy career as a middle grade author, she has created contemporary middle grade graphic novels like \u003ci\u003eAll Summer Long\u003c\/i\u003e, dabbled in fantasy with \u003ci\u003eSalt Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Rebecca Mock), adapted Madeleine L'Engle's \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e into a graphic novel, written Batgirl for DC Comics, and cocreated the Goldie Vance series for BOOM! Studios. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her family and an orange tabby, Popcorn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hope Larson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48913057251485,"sku":"9780063311329","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cd6ff927-47be-4174-9882-35fc2617df42.jpg?v=1789549284","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/very-far-from-home-a-graphic-novel-9780063311329","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}