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Wallflower: A Graphic Novel

Iasmin Omar Ata author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Viking Books for Young Readers

Publishing:13th Jan '26

£11.99

This title is due to be published on 13th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Wallflower: A Graphic Novel cover

For as long as Marlena can remember, she has seen flowers growing on everyone she meets: personalised poppies and daisies and roses of every color that give away what their owners truly feel. Invisible to the rest of the world, the flowers have always felt too overwhelming, too much for Marlena to take in when they don't always match what their owner shows. She’s long since given up convincing anyone else that they’re there. Until she meets Ashe, a charming transfer student who can somehow see these mysterious flowers, too. Unfortunately for Marlena, Ashe wants nothing to do with her. But as their thorny connection blooms, so do hidden secrets buried years ago. In this stunning graphic novel where dreams are woven into reality and not everything is as it seems, Marlena and Ashe must unfold the truth together, no matter where it may lead.

Praise for Wallflower: A Graphic Novel:

"Ata’s mangalike digital illustrations are visually stunning, especially the beautifully detailed florals and the highly saturated, intensely colored dream sequences.”—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 9780593117156

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 18mm

Weight: 522g

256 pages