Written by Aimee Lucido. Illustrated by Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt.

Published by Harper Colins

September 23, 2025
ISBN 10 : 0358729912
ISBN : 9780358729914
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 – 12 years

Words Apart

Mattie thinks in pictures. Olive thinks in words. Can they find a way to speak the same language?

"A feast for lovers of words and comics alike that tackles real-life challenges." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

Olive collects words. Rare words, common words, fancy words, funny words. She expresses herself by writing poetry, making crossword puzzles, and creating dictionary definitions for what she refers to as “neologisms.”

Her sister, Mattie, could not be more different. Mattie struggles with words and so instead prefers pictures, expressing herself through cartoons and sketches.

Despite their differences, the two girls are inseparable. Or at least, they were. After their dad moves away and Olive develops her first crush, the sisters’ dynamic changes.

Aimee Lucido’s latest novel in verse is a heartfelt and inventive story of what happens when the people we love change—and we do, too.

Told in words, verse and comic panels.

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