Awkward
Paperback – Illustrated, July 21, 2015
Yen Press · Paperback · July 21, 2015
Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics.
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- Who it’s for
- Middle school readers navigating social challenges
- Themes
- Growing Up, Peer Pressure, Bullying
- Pacing
- Mixed
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Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet boy in the hall, Jaime Thompson, she's already broken the first rule, and the mean kids start calling her the "nerder girlfriend." How does she handle this crisis?
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By shoving poor Jaime and running away!Falling back on rule two and surrounding herself with new friends in the art club, Peppi still can't help feeling ashamed about the way she treated Jaime. Things are already awkward enough between the two, but to make matters worse, he's a member of her own club's archrivals--the science club! And when the two clubs go to war, Peppi realizes that sometimes you have to break the rules to survive middle school!
Who it’s for
- Middle school readers navigating social challenges
- Fans of illustrated coming-of-age stories
Where it sits
| Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels | 62% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 57% |
| Growing Up | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels
- Authors
- SVETLANA CHMAKOVA
- Publisher
- Yen Press
- Published
- July 21, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Growing Up · Peer Pressure · Bullying
- Reading lane
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels