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Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom by Booki Vivat
4.0
Ah, the special joy when an author friend’s book is every bit as delightful as you hoped it would be. Before I started blogging, I worried about a book disappointing me, but the fear that an author who you actually know and adore will write a book that you don’t personally like is a special terror I never knew before this whole blog thing. Booki Vivat’s Frazzled is every bit as cute as that cover, with charming illustrations on a story that’s a must for rising middle schoolers.
What I love about Frazzled‘s plot is that it accurately sums up how terrible middle school is, while also giving young readers hope that they’ll make it through. Middle school was the worst time of my life, and there’s something so satisfying about Abbie’s frustration with “the middles.” This book will be so excellent for kids who are about to move up to middle school and scared to do so.
Abbie Wu’s so incredibly charming. I relate a lot to her constant worrying and fear that she’s not got a “thing.” I don’t remember feeling that much pressure at that age, but then again maybe I was more worried about my friendlessness than about trying to figure out what comes next. Abbie’s mission to make school better by organizing lunch trades is brilliant and realistically portrayed. I actually like that her activism gets shut down, but that she’s planning to keep trying to get unfair rules re: school lunch changed. Change isn’t easy, and I think Vivat conveys that hard truth about life without making seeking change seem fruitless or impossible.
Cute and funny, I urge you to pick up Frazzled. The illustrations and the way they merge with the text is a delight. Kids will love it, and adults, like myself, will be charmed.
What I love about Frazzled‘s plot is that it accurately sums up how terrible middle school is, while also giving young readers hope that they’ll make it through. Middle school was the worst time of my life, and there’s something so satisfying about Abbie’s frustration with “the middles.” This book will be so excellent for kids who are about to move up to middle school and scared to do so.
Abbie Wu’s so incredibly charming. I relate a lot to her constant worrying and fear that she’s not got a “thing.” I don’t remember feeling that much pressure at that age, but then again maybe I was more worried about my friendlessness than about trying to figure out what comes next. Abbie’s mission to make school better by organizing lunch trades is brilliant and realistically portrayed. I actually like that her activism gets shut down, but that she’s planning to keep trying to get unfair rules re: school lunch changed. Change isn’t easy, and I think Vivat conveys that hard truth about life without making seeking change seem fruitless or impossible.
Cute and funny, I urge you to pick up Frazzled. The illustrations and the way they merge with the text is a delight. Kids will love it, and adults, like myself, will be charmed.