I really can't believe the last time we read a young adult book for the book club was The Carrie Diaries back in June 2017. Yeah, it's been a whole year which is why I thought we could read My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan by Seth Rudetsky for The Book Girl's Book Club. The funny thing is I read the second book The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek first and I absolutely loved it. So I figured this would make good read as well.
As for the Comic Book Club, I thought we could read Thor: Season One by Matthew Sturges and Pepe Larraz. Marvel Comics released these Season One books as way to re-introduce many of the popular characters origin stories to new (and old) readers.
The Book Girl's Book Club Pick:
Book: My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan (Justin Goldblatt book #1) by Seth Rudetsky
Description:
Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the hottest boy in school, and to become the king of Cool U, the table in the cafeteria where the "in" crowd sits.
Unfortunately, he has the wrong look (short, plump, Brillo-pad curls), he has the wrong interests (Broadway, chorus, violin), and he has the wrong friends (Spencer, into Eastern religions, and Mary Ann, who doesn't shave her armpits). And Chuck? Well, he's not gay; he's dating Becky, a girl in chorus with whom Justin is friendly.
But Justin is determined.
In detention one day (because he saw Chuck get it first), Justin comes up with a perfect plan: to allow Becky to continue dating Chuck, whom Becky's dad hates. They will pretend that Becky is dating Justin, whom Becky's dad loves. And when Becky and Justin go out on a fake date, Chuck will meet up with them for a real date with Becky. Chuck's bound to find Justin irresistible, right? What could go wrong?
Comic Book Club Pick:
Book: Thor: Season One by Matthew Sturges with illustrations by Pepe Larraz
Description:
Among the lofty spires of Asgard, Young Thor is the strongest, brashest and most arrogant god of all. But his giant-slashing, troll-smashing days come to an abrupt end when he's tricked by his jealous brother Loki into a foolish attack. Cast down to Earth into the crippled mortal form of Dr. Donald Blake, follow the Thunder God's journey of self-discovery and a mortal man's awakening to the power within. Revisit the fantastical origin of the Son of Odin in this new graphic novel, which thrusts the tale of Thor into the modern age with thunderous results! In this epic saga of towering frost giants, belching maidens and massive battles, one hero must decide which identity is truly his - before both of the worlds he loves are destroyed!
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