Publication Date: May 7, 2013
Source: Borrow from the library
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Goodreads Synopsis:
You wouldn't expect Nate and Charlie to be friends.Charlie's the laid-back captain of the basketball team. Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. But they are friends, however unlikely--until Nate declares war on the cheerleaders and the cheerleaders retaliate by making Charlie their figurehead in the ugliest class election campaign the school has ever seen. At stake? Student group funding that will either cover a robotics competition or new cheerleading uniforms, but not both.Bad sportsmanship? Sure. Chainsaws? Why not. Running away from home on Thanksgiving to illicitly enter a televised robot deathmatch? Let's do this!
Review:
This graphic novel follows Nate and Charlie, a nerd and head of the robotics club and a jock basketball player. They are going up against each other for the role of student body president and their 'campaigns' have gotten out of hand. Charlie didn't even want to run, the cheerleaders are scary and put him into the running because he is so likable. Nate want the position to secure fund for the robotics team and the cheerleaders want it for new uniforms and so hilarity ensues.
This was a funny graphic novel about unexpected friendhsips and working together. Nate and Charlie are an interesting pair of friends and help each other out more than people might expect and their friend groups converge after 'neither group gets the money' after campaigning goes wrong. I liked the characters a lot, they were realistic and fun and their problems seemed pretty real-world, all things considered. I think it was an interesting friendship and was glad that it wasn't the normal nerd-gets-bullied story, so that was very refreshing.
If you are looking for a comical story about unlikely friends, where you can root for both sides, this would be a fun one to pick up.
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