Awkward

Awkward

By Svetlana Chmakova

33 ratings 42 reviews 52 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 1 - 3n/a2.810933
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!
Publisher: Yen Press
ISBN-13: 9780316381321
ISBN-10: 0316381322
Published on 7/21/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224

Book Reviews (41)

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its a great book really it does not change the chapter book.

This is a comic if you don't know. This book is recommended to ESL students in my town. It is about building friendship and giving and idea to people so they can work together to make a difference. I think this book is really good. This book is a series of Brave and Crush. They are all different characters though. It is just a same author and thats all. However, this book is really good. Try reading it!

I think this is a lovely book. At first, Peppi pushes down a boy who was helping her collect her books after she tried on her first day of school. Then, Peppi's other friends steals a remote control of Jamie and tells her to give it back. But, when she tries, they get mad at each other and then they get mad at each other; which makes things "awkward ." Later, things work out!!!

Penelope, also known as Peppi, has gone down to disaster when she accidentally trips on the first day of school. Then a nerdy kid, called Jaime, assists her and she is noticed by the bullies. So Peppi pushes him away and every time she sees him she just feels bad and awkward.

It’s Penolopes first day at her new school... Will she make friends? Will she get bullied? She gets super worried and doesn’t pay attention to where she is walking! Penolope accidentally bumps into the “nerd”, and the both fall down. Other kids start laughing, and she gets really embarrassed. After she gets up, she shoves Jamie to the ground. What does she do next? Join Peppi in her School Adventure! This is definitely a book you should check out! I would give this one five stars, and a high-five! Definitely one of my favorites! -Star

I had to pick a graphic novel this looked interesting.It was pretty good.I recommend this book if you like graphic novels.

it is a comic book so good

Gosh, I REALLY love this book! I don't usually read comic books....I'm more of a scifi and fantasy person. But Awkward, well, the title drew me in and I thought why not give it a shot. TURNS OUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I checked it out from my amazing local library and read it like five times in three days and then kept visiting my favorite parts. I think why I really like it is because Peppi's emotions are so dramatic but it also is like a regular middle school. There are rival clubs, fairs, sweet field trips, and friends! Even if you don't like comic books, I would TOTALLY give this one a try! --BKS reviews

Thank you so much bookstory13! I love it!

It is a really good book .It is about a girl named Penelope,Peppi for short,that moved from a new town , trying to survive middle school.

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