Jimmy Gownley

About The Author

Jimmy Gownley began writing and drawing comics at the age of fifteen. He is an advocate for kids’ comics, having cofounded the organization Kids Love Comics, which works to promote comic books and graphic novels as a valuable tool for literacy and education in schools, libraries, and at home. He lives with his wife, Karen, and their twin daughters, Stella and Anna, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Books by Jimmy Gownley

What Makes You Happy

By Jimmy Gownley

Illustrated by Jimmy Gownley

Meet Amelia Louise McBride, age twelve. She’s been forced to move out of Manhattan after her parents’ divorce, and is now living in a small town with her mom and her aunt Tanner. She has to deal with being the new kid in school, finding the right friends, getting sent to the principal’s office (m...

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The Whole World's Crazy

By Jimmy Gownley

Illustrated by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia tackles being the new kid in a small town in the first book of the hilarious and heartwarming Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated middle grade graphic novel series—now with a brand-new look!

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