Fall 2024

School of Negative Thought

From the Set The Nhia Normal

Eleven-year-old Nhia deals with the anxiety of moving to a new school in this installment of The Nhia Normal graphic novel series.
Eleven-year-old Nhia “Silver” Lee is starting at a new school. Unfortunately, the same-old anxieties have followed her there. Will she meet new friends? Will she succeed on this school’s soccer team? Can she pass her first test? With the help of her family, she’ll overcome some seriously negative thoughts to find out. Written by Hmong American Sheelue Yang, this graphic novel is a darkly humorous, normalizing exploration of coming-of-age anxiety through the lens of an authentic preteen girl.
More Books in This Series:
Losing It in Translation
School of (Negative) Thought
What-a-Bummer Camp

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$25.32 $18.99
Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Dewey Number 741.5
Lexile 530L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level U
Language English
Publisher Capstone
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781669060246
Copyright 2025
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Graphics Full-color illustrations

SLJ Review of The Nhia Normal

This series would be a sound addition to any collection with insatiable graphic novel readers.

Author: Sheelue Yang

Illustrator: Karen Donnelly