Fall 2025

A Chef's Journey

Book 2

From the Series Magda, Intergalactic Chef

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Against all odds, Magda has reached the second stage of the Intergalactic Cooking Tournament, but her joy is short-lived: if she wants to win, she’ll have to eliminate her friend and former teammate, Hector. Nevertheless, Magda is determined to go all the way—not for the glory, but to ensure that the all-powerful Nectar doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. It won’t be easy: between the Imperium’s interference, Ommu’s mysterious disappearance, and her grandmother’s secrets, Magda is all on her own.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Graphic Novels
Category SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 160
Publication Date 2025-10-07
Text Type Fiction—Science Fiction/Fantasy
BISACS JUV008140, JUV050000, JUV039060
Dewey 741.5/973
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level TBD
Features Original artwork

Author: Nicolas Wouters

Nicolas Wouters is an illustrator, comic book scriptwriter, teacher, and director of animated films. He lives in Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches at the university. Since 2020, he holds a doctoral thesis in art and art sciences. He has published Feet in Concrete (2013), Totem (2013), and Les égarés de Déjima (2018).

Illustrator: Mathilde Van Gheluwe

Mathilde Van Gheluwe was born in Belgium. She studied illustration at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, then at Luca School of Arts in Ghent. After graduating, she published independent comics within the Flemish collective Tieten met Haar. Her first graphic novel Pendant que le Loup n’y est pas, written and illustrated alongside Valentine Gallardo, was published by Atrabile in 2016. Her second comic, the highly acclaimed Funky Town, was published in English by Peow Studio.