Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova

Summary: Awkward is graphic novel that centers around Penelope. Penelope is coming to a new school Berrybrook Middle School and she has no friends. She then ends up bumping into a boy and drops her stuff. People see Penelope getting helped up by Jaime the smart introvert. People call her and him “in love” and she storms off.This set her off to start ignoring him in order to avoid all gossip of her situation with him.

One month later, Penelope has a few friends and is in the art club. The art club is going through a crisis where they are not having importance to the school. All they want is a table at the club fair, however, the only way to get a table they have to contribute to the school. They get the idea to make a newspaper, to actual contribute to the schools news. Although, they have competition because the science club wants the last table in the club fair. The science club has always been the forever rivals to the art club. Both want to be the club that helps make the school look good in order to be the best club.

Penelope however, is going through a dip in her grades in science. The science teacher a.k.a the leader of the science club wants penelope to get tutoring from one of her best students. Penelope then finds out it is Jaime the same guy she bumped into of her first day. Jaime is in the science club and is the best member of the club. Penelope and Jamie soon the find out they have many likings to each other. Jamie like a little bit of art and Penelope like a bit of science. They begin to become friends, however, she would be betraying her club to spend time with Jamie. She’d also be breaking her friendship with Jamie in order to stay royal to her group. She fall in the middle of a crisis that defines the fate of her and her friends.

Review: Why I enjoyed in the book was the hilarity in the characters and the art within the book. Because the book truly did relate to me somewhat did make me like it more.What I remember the most from the book is when we get introduced to the art club and its rivalry to the science club. I thought it was silly but fun, and it made story more interesting to me. I do recommend this book. I recommend it  because if you're an artist or you're really nervous and quite a lot. Then you will like this, the characters all relate to the attributes of a actual teenager in highschool. And it's just a fun book to read and enjoy. I think this book is a must get, if you really enjoy fun and relatable books then this is a must get.