Be Prepared

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Call Number: Youth Graphic Novel / Brosgol, Vera, Kids Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / General / Brosgol, Vera
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Youth Graphic Novel / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Youth Graphic Novel / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Youth Graphic Novel / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	Due 12-27-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Youth Graphic Novel / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	Due 01-05-2025
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / General / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / General / Brosgol, Vera	4-week checkout	Due 01-04-2025

A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.

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Be Prepared for an Awesome Read submitted by Meginator on July 31, 2018, 11:35pm This book is absolutely delightful, from the hilariously ironic narrative voice to the cartoonish, yet incredibly expressive, drawings that together tell the story of a girl whose desperate bid to fit in with her peers leads her to a Russian summer camp in the woods of Connecticut. Vera Brosgol tackles some heavy emotional subject matter with a light touch that is appropriate for middle grade readers without sugarcoating the effects of loneliness and the inherent awkwardness of being a preteen. Her characters' faces, as cartoony as they are, are as wonderfully expressive as any you'll find in comics, and the illustrations are integral to setting the mood; she knows when to pull back and let her drawings silently progress the story. This book is absolutely fantastic and has a lot of appeal for audiences of all ages.

Really great book submitted by kjshaffer on July 13, 2019, 8:38pm The illustrations are amazing, and the story shows how she wants to fit in and its never a bore to read it again.

Great story! submitted by arader24 on June 28, 2022, 7:21pm This is a fantastic story about going to a Russian Orthodox summer camp. It goes through pre-teen awkardness, figuring out your place in a new environment and learning to enjoy yourself. I really liked it and thought the illustrations were good too.

Be Prepared submitted by downing on August 7, 2022, 2:19pm Be Prepared has gorgeous illustrations