I had fun with this book and I can totally tell the author did too. I would like to live in this world, thank you. Anywho, I was totally sucked into this novel and felt for the characters. I was crying at various points throughout this book…and I cry rarely…like only when that tragic thing happens to Sirius Black…and maybe at the end of Bridge to Terabithia…okay and maybe only a few others (WHAT!? I am not made of stone).

I love them in completely different ways, but love them both. I loved this book, just as much as the first. Will Jensen finally find a way to be noticed? Will he gain a spot in the much coveted newspaper club/group? However, people joke around with him alot (really, they are mean to him and don’t include him) and they totally forgot to include him on the advertising projects for the big art festival the school is throwing. He has to avoid the bullies and make it through his dreaded classes, so that he is awarded with the Art Club at the end of the day. Jensen has many struggles, each day is like passing the most difficult level in his favorite video game. He has dreams of becoming an astronaut, but first he must pay attention and pass math. This is the story of Jensen, whose daydreams overtake his real life.

The characters in her Awkward series are diverse, to the point that I even see multiple people like me in them…there are very few positively portrayed fat characters…heck yes! I am totally fangirling over here, but Chmakova is amazing!!!! (I want to add fifty more exclamation points).

I love the color work (in the colored novels). Her illustrations look very similar to traditional manga, but are all her own. I absolutely love everything about these novels. Awkward, which then led me down the path of her Dramacon series and I am hooked. GAH there is a new Chmakova graphic novel and I am only just finding out about it! Where in the world was I!!!! I loved her g.n.

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