The Ojja-Wojja

The Ojja-Wojja
Page count192 pages
PublisherHarperCollins
Creative team
WriterMagdalene Visaggio
ArtistJenn St-Onge
Original publication
Date of publicationMarch 7, 2023
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0-06-285239-7

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.[1][2][3][4]

Development

The book was first announced in 2018.[5]

Reception

The book was reviewed positively in Publishers Weekly[3] and School Library Journal[6] and was given starred reviews by Booklist[2] and Kirkus Reviews[1]. It was included the list of Kirkus Reviews' Best Middle Grade Books of the Year for 2023.[7]

Awards and honors for The Ojja-Wojja
Year Award/Honor Result Ref.
2023 American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table - Best Graphic Novels for Children Honored [8]

See also

  • Bingo Love - graphic novel also illustrated by Jenn St-Onge

References

  1. 1 2 THE OJJA-WOJJA | Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. March 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Julia. "The Ojja-Wojja". Booklist. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  3. 1 2 "The Ojja-Wojja (The Ojja-Wojja #1) by Magdalene Visaggio". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Ollie (2024-11-09). "15 amazing graphic novels for girls". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Rights Report: Week of March 12, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  6. ↑ Lipinski, Andrea (2023-01-01). "The Ojja-Wojja". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  7. ↑ "Best of 2023". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  8. ↑ "2023 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List | Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table". American Library Association. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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