Kiara Brinkman

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Kiara Brinkman

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Omaha, The United States
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Kiara Brinkman's novel, Up High in the Trees, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Chicago Tribune Favorite Book. Lucy in the sky, her first graphic novel, was one of the Beat's Best Comics of 2021. Rhiannon is her second graphic novel.
Kiara lives in the Bay Area with her husband, illustrator, Sean Chiki, and three children. If she's not reading or writing or playing with her children, she's busy working on the perfect playlist for the next big occasion.
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Average rating: 3.56 · 1,444 ratings · 285 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Up High in the Trees

3.45 avg rating — 902 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions
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Lucy in the Sky

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3.75 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions
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3.73 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions
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If You Can Hear Me Thinking

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Long Tail Kitty by Lark Pien
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All of my children enjoy Long Tail Kitty's mellow adventures and sweet silliness. In book one, Long Tail Kitty (LTK) introduces his neighborhood, learns that flowers can talk (and eat cookies), meets Good Tall Mouse while ice skating, has a food fest ...more
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Batcat by Meggie Ramm
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This series has many remarkable qualities, but two that stand out to us are the nonbinary main character and just the right amount of spookiness (and suspense)--rare finds in a fantasy series for this younger age bracket.
We love the endpaper maps an
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The Faraway Forest by Debbie Fong
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Debbie Fong has created such a sweet and cozy world. Really, this book is the equivalent of a hug or a cup of hot cocoa.
Wally, a raccoon, who descends from a long line of mail carriers, takes his job of delivering mail very seriously. Bo, a rabbit,
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Itty Bitty Betty Blob Makes a Splash by Constance Lombardo
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The illustrations throughout are adorable. Even the scary monsters are still pretty cute, and the pink/black/gray palette is splendid.
In both of the Betty Blob books, Betty demonstrates that though she is different than all the other monsters, she w
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Witchycakes #2 by Kara LaReau
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The main character, Blue, is nonbinary, and I appreciate that this simply IS, without any bulky baggage or explanation. Mama Moon, Blue's mother, is a single parent, and a same sex couple own a cafe in Shellville--again, these facts of life simply ex ...more
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Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks
Ride On
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I THOROUGHly enjoyed this cast of characters. For one thing, Hicks includes a horse boy! Hoorah--boys like horses, too, including my own kiddo. So much goodness here--horses (of course), cosplay, a Renaissance Faire, blue hair! My tween literally squ ...more
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Creaky Acres by Calista Brill
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This is such a satisfying read. All the drama (new town, new school), and all the sweetness (lots of possums, a silly goat, and even a beautiful mule).
Nora has trouble making friends at her new school, where she is the only black student and faces a
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Creaky Acres by Calista Brill
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This is such a satisfying read. All the drama (new town, new school), and all the sweetness (lots of possums, a silly goat, and even a beautiful mule).
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