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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? 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!






| Dimensions | 14.48 x 1.63 x 20.96 cm |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Grade Level | Reception and up |
| Isbn 10 | 0316381306 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0316381307 |
| Item Weight | 1.05 kg |
| Language | English |
| Part Of Series | Berrybrook Middle School |
| Print Length | 224 pages |
| Publication Date | 28 July 2015 |
| Publisher | Yen Press |
| Reading Age | 9 - 12 years |
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Amazing
I bought this book after reading Roller Girl and found it whilst commenting on it. I thought this book had a cute cover so I got my parents to buy it for me. I read it nonstop and loved everything about it. My favourite part is when Mr R keeps printing stacks of paper when they only needed 20, also the rivalry between the art club and the science club is really funny and I love what happens at the end.I would recommend this book to anyone aged 9-13 and is definitely a must read for any fans of Roller Girl.
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My 11 year old recommends
We purchased many books. My daughter liked this one the most. Purchased as something to read before starting secondary school. She recommends.
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Great
Great but the 4 stars beneath your eyes is only because I think this book was great but at the end of the book Svetlana chmakova said she didn't think Jamie turned out as she wanted him to be but I think that he is perfect as a shy science loving boy
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Fun and Exciting
I feel like this graphic novel captures the life of school perfectly where building yourself a person while being part of a club and having rivals which develop into allies is a very accurate experience of my school life. I love the art style and love the way it all develops in a well paced way.
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1 million stars
I do not know what to make of it. It is impossible to write my feelings here in words but... BEST BOOK EVER.
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Great artwork and story.
Thoughtful, funny and beautifully drawn. Plenty of dialogue and great acting. Also enjoyed by my daughter (9), "it's good!"
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10/10
this book >>>> it’s literally so good
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Great book for my child
My 10-year old daughter loves it!
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WOW!
Wow!I ordered this fumetto as soon as I was done with Dramacon, Vol. 3.First surprise: this book isn't in black and white but in colors. The pastel tones used throughout the graphic novel are fantastic. I usually like bright colors but I think that they worked perfectly for this volume.The story is set in a middle school but I'm sure that it can be read by adults as well: I really enjoyed it. It also makes me a bit envious of North-American schools. We were lucky to have a small gym - just a tad larger than a volley-ball field - and a garden with a basketball court. No labs, no clubs, no sports. So it's always interesting to read that these things exist really in other places.I love the story. It was easy to distinguish the characters (which is always a major problem for me) both from a visual and a personality-based point of view. The plot was also very interesting.The cardinal rule #3 for surviving school is perfect.I'm ready for more Čmatova.
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sigmatastic
It was so slay and skibidi Ohio
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e importante saber que e um livro em ingles e ele e grosso, mas as paginas tem pouca escrita.
O livro e muito bom. Eu pessoalmente ameii e super recomendo.
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Five Star Review [Please read full first paragraph and/or full review]
I would literally recommend this to ANYONE who loves drama, reformed and neutral color palettes, and artistic sparks. I especially loved the fact the author noted their drawing process, it especially helped me. I'm a kid, but I've always loved graphic novels. They help me seem creative with my writing!I would LOVE a tutorial on HOW you draw the characters though! I'm trying to find a cartoony drawing style a lot like yours, and some pointers would be helpful -- thanks for reading this far if you've made it to this point!I would also like to know if you have a youtube channel or TikTok I can follow for updates on things like this! This is probably just a random review you won't read, but I still needed to ask! Do you recommend any programs for learning to draw graphic novels? If so, I totally value your opinion. Anyway, I'd also like to mention:I don't see any graphic novels by the point of view of a queer person. [Aside from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Retelling of Little Women,] I would recommend writing about that for your next comic/graphic novel. I'm going to check out svletlania.com right after this, but anyways -- if you really do read this, I loved your WHOLE book, and I think it was ASTONISHING! This is so incredible to be writing and of course, a little mental to think you'd actually take the time to read it.Anyway, if you've already made it this far, I am so happy! It's 11:12 PM on a Saturday, so uh- yEAh . . . if you're wondering why I'm still awake, and even more so why I'm writing a review on your book, it's explained with one word: "insomnia". Congrats, you're at the end of my "InCrEdIbLe" review of your astronomical book.This is cool, I don't exactly understand what this does, I'm not sure the author will read this at all. This took I dunno -- twenty minutes to write? It's now 11:16 PM, not that literally anyone cares, but honestly I'm excited and my stomach hurts oW so sayonara, hon [this is in a gender~neutral way] :)
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Goodreads Comments
OMG! This book is great! It’s like, one of those books that you think has a really bad story twist but instead, you’re figuring out a lot of plot twists! One of these plot twists (⚠️ SPOILERS AHEAD ⚠️) is when Maribella stole the control and gave it to Penelope and then went away. I felt so bad for Penelope, but then it just gave the story a better plot twist. That old woman telling Peppi they had an argument literally SPARKED up the entire story. I had it read to my children and they were like, “OMG!! What happens next??” So I first skim read it through and then I, myself was pretty amazed by this amazing plot twist. Svetlana Chmkova is just an amazing author! Recommended to children, teenagers and even adults to read this masterpiece. YOU HAVE TO TRY IT!!!
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