The Brainstormerz // Money Talks (a Graphic Novel)

For readers of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft comes a fresh, funny kids’ graphic novel series about three problem-solving besties and their humorous money-making schemes.

Electric James, or Lex, as his friends call him, is finally turning ten, and that means one thing: he’s getting a phone! And with the hottest phone on the market–the Apollo XL–he’s sure to become the coolest kid at Roberto Clemente Elementary School. But when his parents break the news that the Apollo XL is way out of their price range, Lex is crushed.

Luckily, he has his best friends DJ and Cass. Together, they’re the Brainstormerz–and they’ve never met a problem they couldn’t solve! All they need to do now is figure out how to raise the money for the phone themselves. How hard could it be? From the talented trio ofNew York Timesbestselling author Kwame Alexander, Cassidy Dyce, and Eisner winning cartoonistRashad Doucet, comes a hilarious and electrifying story about friendship, creativity, and the power of teamwork.

Kwame Alexanderis an Emmy Award-winning producer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over forty books, including the Newbery Medal-winning novelThe Crossover; the Caldecott Medal- and Newbery Honor winning picture bookThe Undefeated;The Door of No Return; andJ vs. K, which he co-wrote with Jerry Craft. He invites you to visit him at kwamealexander.com and @kwamealexander.

Cassidy Dyceis an up-and-coming author and founder of Writing Black @ The House which centers and uplifts Black creatives across all artistic mediums. Cassidy lives in Charlottesville, VA. She invites you to visit her as cassidydyce.com

Rashad Doucetis from New Orleans by way of Eunice and Ville Platte, Louisiana. He’s been drawing comics since his grandma gave him a pencil and some paper to keep quiet during church. Rashad is an Eisner-winning cartoonist and currently a professor of sequential art at SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, where he can often be found listening to K-pop and watching way too much anime. He’s written and illustrated several graphic novels, includingArt Club,which was an ALA Best Graphic Novel of 2024. He invites you to visit him at rashaddoucet.artstation.com.

• Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
• Publish Date: May 05, 2026
• Pages: 248
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780316541084
• Dimensions: 8.3 X 5.8 X 0.6 inches | 1.0 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids