Veronica Bern loves to doodle. But she also loves chemistry. She draws on napkins. But she also uses fancy, scientific words. Electrolysis. Optical isomerism. Quasicrystals. What do these words mean? Don’t they sound like another language?

Chemistry is the study of how matter works. But few people understand it. That’s why Veronica wrote a comic book called Atomic Size Matters. She explains tough science subjects using funny pictures. She wants the book’s readers to feel like they are having a conversation with her. Doesn’t that sound better than a big, fat textbook with no pictures?

Potential readers thought so too. Veronica raised $14,000 to put the book into print. That’s more than twice the amount of money she asked for. Veronica has worked hard on chemistry for years. Now her family and friends will finally know what she’s been doing!

“Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.”—Psalm 111:2