The Greenies
Forthcoming March 2026
The Baby-Sitters Club meets The Breakfast Club in this fun and fresh graphic novel about a girl who reluctantly joins the Environmental Club at her new school―and finds friendship and community where she least expects it.
After her parents’ divorce, seventh grader Violet is forced to start all over.
Now the new kid, at a new school, in a new town, she must navigate unfamiliar territory. Luckily, Violet falls in with a new group of (maybe?) friends. But when they wind up in detention, they’re forced to join the under-attended Environmental Club―and mischief ensues. What will become of this rag-tag group?
Fans of Raina Telgemeier will love this hilarious and heartfelt story about making friends, making mistakes, and making it up as you go along―until you end up just where you were meant to be.
Reviews
"Debut illustrator Kennedy’s saturated, fluid cartooning and movement-filled panels convey this bright and lively series starter by Mills about realistic middle school struggles surrounding friendship triumphs and trials with pals both old and new."
"Mills’s previous work in YA novels is reflected in dense, deliberate character development...An approachable, enjoyable story of rough beginnings and environmental themes for thoughtful middle-grade readers."
"The story has an upbeat vibe, with familiar middle-grade themes anchoring the group dynamics as the students learn to care about each other and a greater cause. Collaboration and care ground this gentle look at emotional honesty and social responsibility."