Fresh Start

Ollie Herisson's dad is a diplomat, which means her family moves around a lot. She has already lived in Singapore, Korea and France. When Ollie starts at a new school, she doesn't worry about making a good impression because she knows she'll get a fresh start when they move again. A complete reset. It doesn't matter if everyone think she's weird for pretending that she lives in the world of an imagined anime, or if the most popular girl in her class hates her, or if she does something hugely embarrassing! And it definitely doesn't matter that her mum wants Ollie to be a proper Thai daughter. But after a mortifying first day at her new school, Ollie learns that her parents are going to buy a house so that she and her sister can finish school in one place.

Can Ollie learn to be herself and make real friends when she can't just run away?

About the Author

Gale Galligan is a New York Times-bestselling cartoonist and shrimp chip enthusiast. They are the creator of four BABY-SITTERS CLUB graphic novel adaptations and have written for IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog. You can also spot them in The Claudia Kishi Club, a wonderful short documentary on Netflix.

Gale holds an MFA in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. When they aren’t making comics, Gale enjoys knitting, reading, and spending time with their zoo: Lemon the leopard gecko, rabbits Dipper and Penny, Artemis the cat, Patrick the husband, and Robin the child. They live in Rockland County, New York.