The Ojja-Wojja is a graphic novel written by Magdalene Visaggio and illustrated by Jenn St-Onge. It was published on March 7, 2023 by HarperCollins. It received positive reviews, including starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist.
Plot Friends Val and Lanie are considered outcasts, Val for being autistic and Vietnamese-American Lanie for being a trans girl, and both from their interest in supernatural phenomena and witchcraft. After Val is assigned to a class project to study paranormal activity in their town Bolingbroke and Lanie tags along, they accidentally awaken the Ojja-Wojja, an ancient forest spirit that once formed a bargain the town's founder, putting the whole town at risk.
Development The book was first announced in 2018.
Reception The book was reviewed positively in Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and was given starred reviews by Booklist and Kirkus Reviews. It was included the list of Kirkus Reviews' Best Middle Grade Books of the Year for 2023.
+Awards and honors for The Ojja-WojjaYearAward/HonorResultRef.2023American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table - Best Graphic Novels for ChildrenHonored
See also
Bingo Love - graphic novel also illustrated by Jenn St-Onge
References