Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl

Kay Healy grew up on Staten Island, a borough of New York City. She studied art history at Oberlin College in Ohio, then went to art school to learn printmaking and book arts at UArts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When not making books, Healy draws, screen prints, and sews fabric soft sculptures in her studio. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and one dog.

[A] charming and comedic debut. . . Fun and irreverent mysteries with relatable humor fill this charmer that highlights the value of friendship and being yourself. Highly recommended.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

While her cases may not be as mysterious as Nancy Drew’s or as challenging as Encyclopedia Brown’s, debut creator Healy’s ebullient would-be investigator Casey—depicted as a pale-skinned, triangle-shaped 11-year-old with brown pigtails and a red dress—is a welcome addition to the cadre of juvenile sleuths.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Delightfully silly, with humor aimed right at middle-grade readers and a few slightly more-mature sight gags that older readers will catch. The art is equally silly, with basic shapes, squiggles, and expressive eye-rolls working together to animate the small cast of characters. The case of the funny new graphic novel is closed!
—Booklist

The mysteries are fun, but the highlight is the friends we’ll make along the way.
—Kirkus Reviews