Besties Find their groove Find their groove /

Kayla Miller

Book - 2022

"With their first formal school dance around the corner, Beth and Chanda are on a mission to make it the best night ever. Step one? Secure the perfect dresses so they can dominate the dance floor! But when neither of them can find an outfit that lives up to their high expectations--and when they encounter unexpected pressure to find dates--these besties will need to lean on their friendship more than ever if they hope to find their groove and bust a move!"--

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Subjects
Genres
Comics (Graphic works)
School comics
Graphic novel adaptations
Published
New York, NY : Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Kayla Miller (author, -)
Other Authors
Jeffrey Canino (author), Kristina Luu (artist)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"From the world of Click"--Cover.
"Based on the Click series, created by Kayla Miller"--Title page verso.
Chiefly illustrations.
Physical Description
186 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780358521167
9780358561927
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Pressures mount as a school dance approaches. Twelve-year-old best friends Chanda and Beth can hardly wait: It's nearly time for their first dance at Bushmiller Middle School! After seeing her seemingly perfect older sister's high school dance pics, Chanda decides she and Beth must find dates. They begin their "Boy Safari" but find things do not go as planned when their prospects see their insincerity. The girls also have a hard time finding dresses: Beth, who is fat, cannot find a dress that fits as she'd like, and Chanda wants something that encapsulates the desi fashion she loves. When Beth eventually gets asked to the dance and Chanda does not, a rift opens up between them. Miller and Canino's sequel to Besties Work It Out (2021) explores not only Beth and Chanda's friendship, but also their dynamics with their mothers and sisters. Those familiar with Miller's other books will recognize her trademark gentle conflict resolution; the novel also gently probes themes like embracing one's cultural heritage and body positivity (all culminating in a delightful school dance scene. Luu's illustrations (with color by Beatty) are reminiscent enough of Miller's from her Click series but also have their own unique panache to set this series apart and give it its own flair. Beth is White; Chanda is Indian American. Insightful and affirming. (Q & A with Miller, Canino, Luu, and Beatty; sketches and color samples for the book cover; character design sketches; step-by-step creation of a sample page) (Graphic fiction. 8-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.