Jennifer Lee is the Academy Award-winning writer and director of Disney's Frozen and Frozen 2. She earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical for her stage adaptation of Frozen. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph, as well as the story for the Academy Award-winning Zootopia. She served as Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018 to 2024, when she began work on Frozen 3. A lucid dreamer herself, Lee and her family split their time between New York City and Los Angeles.

LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and bestselling creator of over 140 books for children and teens, including The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood, Caldecott Honor Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, the bestselling Real Friends graphic novel series with Shannon Hale, and the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story with Gene Luen Yang. LeUyen lives and dreams with her family in Los Angeles, California.

A Kids' Indie Next List Pick
Five starred reviews

""[A] gorgeous exemplar of the graphic novel format. The story's emotional depth is amplified tenfold by illustrations so immersive, so dynamic that they effortlessly sweep readers into the trajectory of Franny and Sam's romance." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

"Breathtaking. An immersive and hopeful story that will incite both heartache and radiant joy." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A striking and viscerally affecting tale of love, loss, and letting go." --Kirkus, starred review

"This heartfelt, haunting graphic novel [weaves] an unforgettable contemporary tale of teenage love and loss. A must-read for fans of paranormal romances." --Horn Book Magazine, starred review

"This is a slow, lovely, and thoughtful story about the power of love versus the finality of death." --School Library Journal, starred review

"This hypnotic take on Orpheus and Eurydice celebrates first loves, withstands the toll of grief, and embraces healing." --Booklist

"Beautiful and necessary. I needed to read this book. And probably you do, too." --Craig Thompson, author of Blankets

Lunar New Year Love Story:

"A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers." - School Library Journal, starred review

"Yang and Pham do a wonderful job of weaving fractured families and romantic yearning with fantasy elements that show emotional states and growth, with plenty of humor throughout." - Horn Book, starred review

"Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review