I received an electronic copy from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley.
Knisley tells the story of her childhood after her parents divorced and her mom and she moved to a small farm in the country from New York City. It was quite an adjustment and she shares this through her text and drawings. Middle grade readers will connect to changes beyond their control and also with growing and learning to appreciate situations.

I'll read anything Lucy Knisley writes, and her illustrations are adorable, so I am SO GLAD to see her diving into the MG graphic novel sphere with this adorable book based on her own experiences: Stepping Stones. Peapod Farm,here we come.

Jen isn't in love with her summer life: on the farm with her mom and her new boyfriend, taking care of the chicken coops, and helping run the stall at the farmer's market. Enter: the boyfriend's kids, including a girl Jens' own age: Andy, and little sister Reese. Almost-step-sibling tension immediately blooms as both girls learn to live with each other, learn their place in this new farm life, and learn to care about each other. Jen's struggling with math, Andy's struggling with being away from her mom, and both girls at at each other's throats. But there is resolution! And I hope there is more in this series!

I love a good middle grade graphic novel, alright? Baby-Sitters Club is my jam, and this is very in that vein. Deals with real world issues, great illustrations, realistic kids, and interesting family and friendship dynamics. Plus, chickens. So many chickens. I love that this book is drawing on Knisley's own experiences (and her own struggles with math!) but geared towards a middle grade audience and introducing them to Peapod Farm as a world in and of itself. I hated the mom's boyfriend, but apparently he gets better, so I would like to see that haha. Overall, I really enjoyed this cute book and can't wait to see it start circulating among the kids who love BSC, Raina, Sunny, and more.

I’m not very good at reviewing autobiographies since I can’t really hold them to my regular story telling standards. That being said, I think this was was ok. There didn’t seem to be any real story resolutions other than the sisters getting along. I’m still mad at the parents for treating the main character the way they did. They wouldn’t listen to anything she said and there were never any apologies. The closest we got was the step - sister apologizing on behalf of her father because “that’s just the way he is.” I was disappointed the mother never said anything to defend her daughter. From the author’s note, it appears that she eventually became fond of the step father but that feeling didn’t come through in the story. I would have liked to see the dyscalculia discovered in the story instead of added in the ending notes. The illustrations were great.

Jen (not Jenny) and her mother have moved to the country with her mom's new boyfriend after the divorce. Jen has to get used to a completely different life: new home, new landscape, new people, new family? There are some bumps along the way, but eventually things get better.

Such a great exploration of divorced adults trying to make it work, standing up for yourself when someone keeps pushing your buttons, feeling envious of friends, and growing as a person! Perfect for realistic fiction comics lovers, such as Victoria Jamieson and Telgemeier.

Jen and her mom are starting a new life on a farm with her mom's boyfriend. Jen must reconcile herself to this new life which includes a weekly stand at the Farmers' Market, weekend visits by the boyfriend's girls, and farm chores, while trying to put up with the annoying boyfriend.