Pages:
304
Publisher:
Walker
Release
Date: 7th
January 2016
Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy
There
are good ways of starting back at school after half term as an ‘It Girl’, but
hiding in the loo because the video of you falling bottom first into a paint
pot has gone viral is not one of them.
If
everything Anna does is going to be seen by more than 10 million people, then
she's determined to find something that she's really good at. Everyone else
seems to have a ‘thing’ – especially the new girl at school distracting Connor
with their shared love of art. Luckily the school sports day is looming and
Anna is limbering up!
What
could go wrong?
The
It Girl was one
of the most fun novels I read last year and Team
Awkward will be on that list in 2016! I loved it.
Anna becoming the team captain
for the Puffins sports day team really does sound like a disaster, and it
definitely starts that way. That girl cracks me up. She’s so uncoordinated and
clumsy it make me look elegant! But against all odds, she pulled it off. I loved
how fiercely determined she is to succeed, even though she's nervous and
doubting herself. It's a lovely message to give teen girls – even if you don’t think
you can, or if you think you’re not good enough, you can and you will. I
thought it was great that her teachers believed in her too.
But as usual, behind all
potentially disastrous plans are usually BFFs and so it was Jess who had the
brilliant idea of Anna taking on the challenge of sports day. I adore Jess and
think she’s brilliant. She and Anna make such a brilliant team, if a slightly
barmy one. Their friendship feels so authentic and I can easily put myself and
my best friend in their places. I loved the teasing, the mocking, the egging
each other on and most of all, the undying support, belief and loyalty Jess had
in Anna just makes her the perfect BFF. Luckily, they're also qualities Connor
has. Though things didn’t go completely smoothly with Anna and Connor in Team Awkward, I really enjoyed watching
their relationship play out; the near misses and brilliantly embarrassing moments
had me snorting out loud and I nearly cheered at the final moment at the end of
the book.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Team Awkward and I really, really hope
there’s more of Anna to come. I need more fun, female-led UKYA in my life and
Katy Birchall is just rather good at it.
Thanks to Walker for the review
copy.
Sophie
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