Amber Brown Graphic Novels

Beloved character Amber Brown’s extra-special Summer vacation plans turn cruddy in a fresh new graphic novel adapted from the original series.

It’s finally summer and Amber Brown has some epic plans: She’s going to London with her aunt Pam AND to Paris to visit her father! It’s her first time ever on a plane and she is one excited kid.

But after a single day across the pond, Amber starts to feel suspiciously sneezy. Could it be allergies? Nope. It’s The Crud: a horrible flu that went around her class in the last days of the school year. Now, not only is she one sick kid, she’s also stranded in a London flat and it is BORING. Plus, if she can’t go to Paris, how will she convince her father to move back home? Is Amber’s whole vacation downright diseased?

Even when her best friend is moving away, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. And now she’s in a graphic novel!

Third graders Amber Brown and Justin Daniels have been best friends since the day they first met in preschool. How great of a team are they? Amber helps Justin with his handwriting, and Justin helps Amber with her fractions. They sit next to each other in class and hang out together after school every day—that’s just how it’s always been.

But when Justin finds out his family is moving away, everything starts to feel different. Amber gets sad whenever she thinks about Justin leaving, and Justin seems overwhelmed by all the change to come. Can the two besties figure out a way to say goodbye that will keep their friendship strong, no matter how far apart they are?

This graphic novel adaptation of Paula Danziger’s classic chapter book adds layers of nuance to all of Amber’s ups and downs, making her story burst from the page even more than before.