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anna_wa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
2.5 Stars
CAWPILE = 4.29
As someone who was born with Cerebral Palsy I was curious to pick this up even though the read-a-thon is over but unfortunately I was sorely disappointed in it.
Bay Ann was pretty much obsessed with being famous to the detriment of everything else, even long friendships. After something happened she was both desperate and determined to be seen as more than her disability yet the next thing she's doingis trying to use her disability to make people feel sorry for her which is the exact opposite of what she wanted. She moaned about only being famous because another character helped her then once again goes and does the exact opposite by teaming up with them in an attempt to retain her pity party fame , falling out with her two friends in the process. She then expects them to apologise to her even though she's in the wrong. She also fakes being ill to avoid apologising to her friends and her dad keeps her off school even though she admitted to him she was faking. She then somehow manages to come downstairs in her noisy stairlift without waking her dad (who's asleep on the couch next to the stairs) up to sneak out to apologise to her friends. While she does eventually apologise to her friends, they accept it straight away with no caveats or even saying she really hurt them, so it resolves all too conveniently just in time to give the book a happy ending by giving her what she wants (a viral video and internet fame) .
I don't think that's a good example to set middle grade aged children as her actions were hypocritical throughout and they were never truly shown to be wrong.I also hated how she essentially deadnamed her mum all the way through this by calling her something she continually requested her not to. I also didn't like how veganism was pushed quite hard in this either.
Despite not liking the actions shown as acceptable in the graphic novel it could be a great conversation starter to ask children if they thought Bay Ann did anything wrong and use it as an opportunity to talk about right, wrong, contradictions and hypocrisy.
The one thing that I can say that I did like was Shadia Amin's art. It was bright and colourful and brought the story to life.
Emetophobia notes: There was:
- a whole chapter called "s*" but nothing happens other than mentions of tu*
- mention of b* & g* noises on page 143
- mention of b* on page 165.
CAWPILE = 4.29
As someone who was born with Cerebral Palsy I was curious to pick this up even though the read-a-thon is over but unfortunately I was sorely disappointed in it.
Bay Ann was pretty much obsessed with being famous to the detriment of everything else, even long friendships. After something happened she was both desperate and determined to be seen as more than her disability yet the next thing she's doing
I don't think that's a good example to set middle grade aged children as her actions were hypocritical throughout and they were never truly shown to be wrong.
Despite not liking the actions shown as acceptable in the graphic novel it could be a great conversation starter to ask children if they thought Bay Ann did anything wrong and use it as an opportunity to talk about right, wrong, contradictions and hypocrisy.
The one thing that I can say that I did like was Shadia Amin's art. It was bright and colourful and brought the story to life.
Emetophobia notes: There was:
- a whole chapter called "s*" but nothing happens other than mentions of tu*
- mention of b* & g* noises on page 143
- mention of b* on page 165.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Animal death
Minor: Toxic friendship and Sexism
kindredbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of Shiny Misfits by Maysoon Zayid and Shadia Amin from Scholastic Canada in exchange for an honest review.
Bay Ann just wants to shine and be recognized for her talent and it would appear that her time has finally come at the school talent show. She gives a fantastic tap dance performance but at the end of the night, her classmate, Alyee Maq causes her to wobble and almost fall. He ends up helping her and then becomes a viral sensation for his act of "helping her." Bay Ann, on the other hand, becomes the girl with the disability that he helped. Bay Ann is not pleased with the way things have turned out and tries to do everything she can do to become viral on her own talent and skills.
This is an inspiring and heartfelt middle grade graphic novel that features a main character with a disabilitiy and a shining personality. Bay Ann is not someone to. be casted aside or to be stereotyped by her disabilities and she will inspire all readers to be in charge of their own stories.
Bay Ann just wants to shine and be recognized for her talent and it would appear that her time has finally come at the school talent show. She gives a fantastic tap dance performance but at the end of the night, her classmate, Alyee Maq causes her to wobble and almost fall. He ends up helping her and then becomes a viral sensation for his act of "helping her." Bay Ann, on the other hand, becomes the girl with the disability that he helped. Bay Ann is not pleased with the way things have turned out and tries to do everything she can do to become viral on her own talent and skills.
This is an inspiring and heartfelt middle grade graphic novel that features a main character with a disabilitiy and a shining personality. Bay Ann is not someone to. be casted aside or to be stereotyped by her disabilities and she will inspire all readers to be in charge of their own stories.
nightwing's review
2.5
I snagged an early copy at NYCC-- so thank you to the publisher!
The art was fantastic and smooth, my main issue was the odd pacing and writing in general. It felt like I was missing a couple of pages with how quickly people were moving through conversations.
I also personally didn't like the protagonist, though it was nice to read a disabled protagonist that isn't a uwu sweet angel which happens way too often.
The disability wasn't really explained well and it felt like it was a "shame" to bring it up but you want the readers to understand what the protagonist deals with on a daily basis! I do appreciate how normalized her life was, it wasn't like her disability was preventing her from having fun. I just wish there was some explanation so we can better understand the protagonist.
The art was fantastic and smooth, my main issue was the odd pacing and writing in general. It felt like I was missing a couple of pages with how quickly people were moving through conversations.
I also personally didn't like the protagonist, though it was nice to read a disabled protagonist that isn't a uwu sweet angel which happens way too often.
The disability wasn't really explained well and it felt like it was a "shame" to bring it up but you want the readers to understand what the protagonist deals with on a daily basis! I do appreciate how normalized her life was, it wasn't like her disability was preventing her from having fun. I just wish there was some explanation so we can better understand the protagonist.
strawberry_paper's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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