THE LUNA SISTERS AND THEIR AMAZING LUNAFISH

In this beginning reader graphic novel, two very different sisters find a common cause.

Math-loving Nera and artistic Lucy live on the Moon, where they’re often at odds. Both have round heads, each with a single antenna protruding from her forehead, though Nera is blue-skinned, while Lucy is green-skinned. Not even a shared eighth birthday present—a tiny Luna Fish they name Moona—can bring them together. At first neither child wants the new pet; then they both fight over it. Eventually, both sisters bond with Moona in their own ways, but Moona quickly outgrows her fishbowl. When the owner of a space aquarium offers to buy Moona and make her a star, Nera wants to sell, but Lucy balks. They flip a coin to decide. Nera wins; an angry Lucy stalks off. But once Nera visits the aquarium and sees how miserable the other animal performers are, she has a change of heart. The aquarium’s owner refuses to release Moona, so Nera and Moona flee, and a high-speed chase across the galaxy ensues. Eventually, the sisters work together to put things right—though it’s only a temporary truce. Bright, blocky artwork created with brush, ink, and Photoshop immerses readers in a fast-paced space-age adventure. A variety of panels, paired with accessible text laced with humor, demonstrate that even the most embattled siblings can unite when necessary.

Outlandish science fiction fun for the younger set.