As I Dream of You: A Graphic Novel

STARRED REVIEWS from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, SLJ, and The Horn Book!

Franny and Sam are each other's entire world. So what do you do when your world ends? Frozen's Jennifer Lee and Lunar New Year Love Story's LeUyen Pham deliver a tour de force young adult romance with a supernatural twist.

Falling in love is supposed to hurt. That's what Franny and Sam, two cynical teenagers raised on tales of heartbreak and loss, have come to understand. Yet when they fall for each other, they find the reality of love is something else entirely: it's electrifying, all-encompassing, and easy. Theirs is a love that can conquer anything...perhaps even death.

But Franny and Sam's quest to stay together--no matter the cost--soon blurs the line between reality and fantasy, and their shared dream threatens to turn into a nightmare.

FOR FANS OF:
- Intense YA romance
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- Character-driven storytelling
- Magical realism
- Lucid dreaming
- Heartstopper, You've Reached Sam, and The Fault in Our Stars

Author: Jennifer Lee
Publisher: First Second
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250862037
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2026 pg. 85
School Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026

About the Author

Jennifer Lee is the Academy Award-winning writer and director of Disney's Frozen and Frozen 2. She earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical for her stage adaptation of Frozen. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph, as well as the story for the Academy Award-winning Zootopia. She served as Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018 to 2024, when she began work on Frozen 3. A lucid dreamer herself, Lee and her family split their time between New York City and Los Angeles.

LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and bestselling creator of over 140 books for children and teens, including The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood, Caldecott Honor Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, the bestselling Real Friends graphic novel series with Shannon Hale, and the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story with Gene Luen Yang. LeUyen lives and dreams with her family in Los Angeles, California.