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Frazzled #2: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes
By (Author) Booki Vivat
Illustrated by Booki Vivat
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
13th October 2017
United States
Children
Fiction
813.6
Hardback
224
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 22mm
349g
Abbie Wu is FRAZZLED as she navigates locker thieves, diabolical cats, and other hazards of middle school.
This is the second book ina New York Times bestselling graphic novel series that NPR's All Things Considered called "hilarious"!
Things are looking up for Abbie Wu: this year shell run for class president and get a brand-new shiny locker. Untilshe doesnt...
In her second tumultuous misadventure, Abbie Wu tackles more unbelievably unfair and calamitous middle school days. From facing locker thieves andbattling diabolical cats to having absolutely no idea what to build for her science project, Abbie Wu is still in perpetual crisis.
From author and professional doodler Booki Vivat, this second story follows Abbie Wu, your favorite hilariously neurotic middle school girl, as she tries to come up with solutions to what seems to be a series of inevitable catastrophes.
Akin to Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Frazzled: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes is heavily illustrated, embarrassingly honest, and sure to appeal to anyone hoping to figuring out how to survive the ordinary mishaps of middle school.
[Readers]...will also appreciate Abbies astute observations (Teachers never let you choose your partner, and unless you were very very lucky, you usually got someone you never really wanted to get at all) and Vivats fresh, funny illustrations. Kirkus Reviews A realistic, humorous, and compassionate treatment of middle school angst makes for an accessible and appealing read. Kirkus Reviews Vivats second entry into the Frazzled series has Abbies relatable adventures punctuated on each page with doodles...While there are plenty of middle grade series about starting middle school and the various trials and tribulations that go along with it, this is a bit gentler than most. School Library Journal Funny, relatable, and fast-paced. Ideal for reluctant readers or any kids who enjoy hybrid novels. School Library Journal
Booki Vivat has been doodling somewhat seriously since 2011 and not-so-seriously since childhood. She grew up in Southern California and graduated from the University of California, San Diego. She currently works in publishing and lives in Brooklyn, New York.