Beloved character Amber Brown's extra-special Summer vacation plans turn cruddy in a fresh new graphic novel adapted from the original series.

It's finally summer and Amber Brown has some epic plans: She's going to London with her aunt Pam AND to Paris to visit her father! It's her first time ever on a plane and she is one excited kid.

But after a single day across the pond, Amber starts to feel suspiciously sneezy. Could it be allergies? Nope. It's The Crud: a horrible flu that went around her class in the last days of the school year. Now, not only is she one sick kid, she's also stranded in a London flat and it is BORING. Plus, if she can't go to Paris, how will she convince her father to move back home? Is Amber's whole vacation downright diseased?

Paula Danziger grew up wanting to be an author . . . and then she became one. She wrote over 25 books, traveled to more than 15 countries, and was the kind of colorful character you might find in one of her books. She loved to play, make new friends, and wear purple clothes and nail polish. Sadly, Paula Danziger passed away on July 8, 2004. Amber Brown-and the rest of her book characters-will continue to live on.

Victoria Ying is the author and illustrator of the City of Secrets duology and the illustrator of the DC Comics series Diana Princess of the Amazons. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, this eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. Her animation credits include Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana. She loves Japanese Curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again and hanging out with her husband and furry friends.