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Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school: picture day! And that's exactly where this yearbook-worthy graphic novel of reinventing yourself, drama, popularity, and the friends who see you through begins. Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward to picture day. It’s just another day where she wears a boring braid and no one notices her. (Her two best friends, Milo and Al, don’t count, of course.) But enough is enough. This year, she’s taking matters into her own hands. Literally. Viv grabs a pair of scissors, her phone for live-streaming, and, well, bye-bye braid. Suddenly Viv is an over-night influencer at Brinkley Middle School. Everyone wants her help planning their next big moment—from haircuts, to dance proposals, activist rallies and mathlete championships. She hardly even has time for her friends anymore. It’s exactly how she dreamed of reinventing herself…right? In the tradition of modern classics like Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared, Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, and Kayla Miller's Click, Picture Day brings answers to perennial questions of what it means to be true to yourself—and a true friend.
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1 primary bookThe Brinkley Yearbooks is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by Sarah Sax.
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It's year 7 and Viv has decided it's time to figure out who she wants to be at the moment and own it. She does. On Picture Day. A drastic move leads to self growth, growing pains and Viv takes the whole school on this wild ride to self discovery.
This was cute and the messages being conveyed were positive. The artwork was good and the story was good. Definitely recommend.
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