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? By shoving poor Jaime and running away!įalling back to 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. One her first day at her new school, Penelope–Peppi–Torres reminds herself of these basics. Seek out groups with similar interests and join them. I would have missed out on Awkward, a truly rock solid middle grade graphic novel. I would have missed on on so many really dynamite books had I not ventured into unknown reading territory. Where in the world did I get the idea that graphic novels couldn’t be quality? I look back on this misconception and cringe. My reading time was limited and with the little bit of it I had, I wanted to read quality literature. I, too, once upon a time, was reluctant to pick up graphic novels. From now on, when I overhear parents or teachers saying that reading graphic novels “isn’t really reading,” I’ll challenge them to read Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova and watch them change their minds.
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