Genre: Young Adult/Comedy
Synopsis:
Hi!
I am Awkward.
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Disclaimer
This book contains Awkward’s awkward tales and drawings, and there’s no doubt that a three- year- old can draw better than Awkward. This book could make you cringe with awkwardness or it could melt your heart. The chances of the latter happening are minute. Read at your own risk.
Sarah's review:
3.5/5 stars
This was such a cute book. It was a great pick me up to read first thing this morning! Multiple times I caught myself smiling while reading. Each chapter is a different awkward story from Awkward's life, and multiple pages have doodles that made the story fly by. The chapters are short, so if you are busy or in a rush this is a great book to read!
The book definitely needs some editing, but that didn't really take away from the story. I liked that a lot of the awkward situations are situations we have all been in (in some form or another). I liked the overall message of embracing the awkwardness. The Indian representation was exactly what I like to see in a book, as we got to see different aspects of the culture such as weddings, and love week. There was a negative connotation of food and weight. There is one specific incident where the author talks about how cheese and chocolate don't help Awkward's weight. This is extremely detrimental, and as a society we need to adapt to the food is energy stigma vs the food is weight gain stigma.
Overall the book was cute, and I will probably read more from the author in the future.
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