You're Welcome, Universe (Teen)

Whitney Gardner is a Canadian author and illustrator from Victoria, British Columbia, originally from New York, known for her young adult novels and graphic novels such as You're Welcome, Universe (2017, winner of the 2018 Schneider Family Book Award), Chaotic Good (2018), and Fake Blood (2018). She studied graphic design at SUNY Purchase, worked as an art teacher and school librarian in the Bronx, and later moved to Portland, Oregon before settling in Canada. heywhitney.com