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Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom
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An instant New York Times bestseller, Booki Vivat's Frazzled is the first installment of a funny middle grade series about a girl who is always in a tizzy.

"Hilarious." (NPR's All Things Considered)

"Honest, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate this debut." (Brightly.com)

Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis—and not just because she's starting middle school or because she's stuck in a family that doesn't quite get her or because everyone seems to have a Thing except her. Abbie Wu is always in crisis.

From author Booki Vivat, Frazzled dives right into the mind of this hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Akin to Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Frazzled is sure to appeal to anyone in the middle of figuring out how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.

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An instant New York Times bestseller, Booki Vivat's Frazzled is the first installment of a funny middle grade series about a girl who is always in a tizzy.

"Hilarious." (NPR's All Things Considered)

"Honest, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate this debut." (Brightly.com)

Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis—and not just because she's starting middle school or because she's stuck in a family that doesn't quite get her or because everyone seems to have a Thing except her. Abbie Wu is always in crisis.

From author Booki Vivat, Frazzled dives right into the mind of this hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Akin to Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Frazzled is sure to appeal to anyone in the middle of figuring out how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.

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      • content: She's edgy, conspiratorial, and more than dramatic! Narrator Tara Sands portrays Abbie Wu during her first days of middle school. Abbie is convinced that everything about "middle" is doomed and that life will be "Abbie Wu against the middles." As she records her days and dreams, listeners may come to different conclusions. Sands embraces the whole scene and is fully believable as Abbie despairs over her nearly perfect older brother, gnashes her teeth which elective to choose, wears her heart on her sleeve, is incensed about cafeteria food, and thinks nothing of going off on a tirade. Sands speeds up the narration in spots, mirroring Abbie's anxious states and convictions-- whether they reflect the probable or the improbable. Listeners will also chuckle over Sands's portrayal of Abbie's mother and her rendition of the vice principal's voice over the intercom. A.R. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
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        Abbie Wu, a beleaguered middle child who is daunted to enter middle school, knows that “nothing good ever happens in the Middles,” as evidenced by the Middle Ages and the middle seat of the car. Yet her best friends are jumping right into middle school life and even having fun in their various electives, leaving Abbie feeling like a “sad reject pastry” in desperate need of a “thing” of her own. As the injustices of the middle school cafeteria mount, Abbie discovers a talent for social—or at least lunchroom—leadership. Could community organizing be her “thing”? Vivat’s funny, quick-moving debut skips along even faster thanks to the endearing doodles that appear throughout, punctuating Abbie’s travails with chibi-esque emotional outbursts featuring flailing limbs, speed lines, and exaggerated typography. Though this is, at heart, a straightforward story of social adjustment, Abbie and her supporting cast show real depth as they learn that passions can change, “not everything has to work out,” and no matter how confident some people may seem, “the truth is, no one really knows for sure.” Ages 8–12. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House.

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        Gr 3-6-Middle child and soon-to-be middle schooler Abbie Wu is in major need of crisis control. Her fear and anxiety have her constantly freaking out, especially when it comes to sixth grade. Abbie's mom doesn't understand why she's stressed, and her perfect siblings aren't helping the situation, either. Because Abbie couldn't decide on an elective class, she's been assigned to study hall. Her two best friends actually enjoy school and have found activities they're passionate about. Not having a "Thing" like everyone else is making Abbie feel left behind. The only part of school she's looking forward to is the cafeteria lunches, which include pizza, fries, and cookies. When Abbie discovers that sixth graders are forbidden from eating those foods, she organizes an underground lunch exchange. The success of her food rebellion gives Abbie the confidence to find her voice and, ultimately, her "Thing." Abbie's phobias and worries are charmingly depicted in this heavily illustrated hybrid novel. The humorous, doodlelike artwork makes her struggles entertaining and relatable. VERDICT Share this title with fans of Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series and anyone who will appreciate rooting for a witty underdog.-Sophie Kenney, Glencoe Public Library, IL

        Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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        Starred review from July 15, 2016
        Abbie Wu, Chinese-American preteen and worrywart, is doomed.She's about to start Pointdexter Middle School, and "nothing good ever happens in the Middles." Added to her doom is a family who doesn't get her. Baby sister Clara is annoyingly cute. Big brother Peter is a legend for being good at everything. And Mom never worries about anything, while Abbie seems to have written the textbook on anxiety. At school, Abbie figures at least lunch will be an improvement, with "REAL food," but instead, she comes face to face with the injustice of the eighth-grade-only lunch line. Worse, she must choose an elective, and her nerves explode because choosing one feels like declaring her Thing, which she does not have, unlike her best friends, Maxine and Logan, who sign up for drama and coding respectively and without any doubts. With no elective chosen, Abbie is assigned to study hall, a place with suck-ups, slackers, troublemakers, and loners. And the fun begins. Debut author Vivat writes and illustrates a funny, neurotic, and delightful girl with a heart as big as her worries. The extensively illustrated novel packs a punch with fresh, lively pencil-and-ink drawings and lettering that set each mood perfectly. The multicultural cast of characters, including kooky Aunt Lisa and scary Ms. Skelter, turns up the charm and humor scale. A hilarious Asian-American heroine guaranteed to provoke laughs--not anxiety. (Fiction. 8-13)

        COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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        January 1, 2017
        When middle schooler Abbie Wu can't choose an elective, she ends up in study hall. How she finds her "thing" in study hall--turns out she's a bit of a revolutionary--is what makes this story a standout. Humorous, hyperbolic text and superabundant cartoon drawings have plenty of appeal, but it's the clever plot that gives the story depth.

        (Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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        September 1, 2016
        Frazzled is a pretty accurate description of narrator Abbie Wu, who humorously relates the trials and tribulations of being a middle schooler, an experience she equates with other terrible middles: the Middle Ages, the middle seat, and being a middle child, something with which she's well acquainted. Stuck between annoyingly adorable little sister Clara and ridiculously popular older brother Peter, Abbie feels unremarkable -- even more so when she can't choose an elective at school. Unlike her best friends Maxine and Logan, who immediately pick drama and coding, respectively, Abbie doesn't have a thing ( I didn't know I needed one until now! ) and therefore ends up in study hall, along with a bunch of suck-ups, slackers, trouble-makers, and loners. How Abbie finds (in study hall, of all places) her thing -- turns out she's a bit of a revolutionary -- is what makes this story a real standout. Newcomer Vivat's novel, with its hyperbolic text and superabundant adrenaline-filled cartoon drawings (the book contains more art than text), has plenty of appeal, but it's the clever plot that gives the story depth. Bonus points for the inclusion of an Asian American protagonist with a nonwhite bestie (who's a boy!) and a single mom, none of which is remotely central to the story. jennifer m. brabander

        (Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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"Hilarious." (NPR's All Things Considered)

"Honest, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate this debut." (Brightly.com)

Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis—and not just because she's starting middle school or because she's stuck in a family that doesn't quite get her or because everyone seems to have a Thing except her. Abbie Wu is always in crisis.

From author Booki Vivat, Frazzled dives right into the mind of this hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Akin to Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Frazzled is sure to appeal to anyone in the middle of figuring out how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.

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