Happy 2026, New Classics families! I am so excited to share a sneak peek of something special with you: This summer (2026), Red Rain, my New Classics featured title, will be releasing as a graphic novel!

This project has been several years in the making. Ever since I started attending homeschool conferences, I’ve had requests from parents of emerging and struggling readers to release my book as a graphic novel. The graphic novel will make the series accessible to so many more readers, and I’m very grateful for all the support I’ve received—and, of course, the hard work of my amazing artist, Vanesa Lopez!

Of course, adapting prose to graphic novel is no easy feat, so I’ve been teaching myself how to write a comic script as we go! It’s been very interesting to reimagine the sentences and paragraphs as speech bubbles and images. As you can see from the sample, the script doesn’t match the novel word-for-word—and then my artist puts her own spin on it! It’s amazing watching the story take on new life.

Want to see how it works? Here are the progress images for the first scene: the original novel, the script, the storyboard, and the finished line art. (We’re working on the color now!)

1-THE ORIGINAL NOVEL

2-THE SCRIPT

3-STORYBOARD

4-LINEART

Hopefully, the next time you hear from me, I’ll have a finished book to show you! In the meantime, you can read the first five chapters of Red Rain for free on my website. And, of course, the study guide is always free to download from New Classics!

. . . is the author of the "Red Rain" dystopian sci-fi series. She is also a wife, secretary, and Sunday school teacher from Kansas City, Missouri. She loves all things sci-fi, dystopian, and kid lit. When Rachel is not writing, she’s cooking Asian food and growing chilis that are too spicy to eat. Grab your free copy of the study guide for Red Rain on the New Classics website.

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