Making Friends by Kristen Gudsnuk

Making Friends by Kristen Gudsnuk ISBN-13: 9781338139211 Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Graphix Released: July 31, 2018

Source: ARC review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Sixth grade was SO much easier for Danielle. All her friends were in the same room and she knew what to expect from her life. But now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is completely lost.

When Danielle inherits a magical sketchbook from her eccentric great aunt Elma, she draws Madison, an ideal best friend that springs to life right off the page! But even when you create a best friend, it's not easy navigating the ups and downs of relationships, and before long Danielle and Madison are not exactly seeing eye-to-eye.

To make matters worse, Danielle has drawn the head of her favorite (and totally misunderstood) cartoon villain, Prince Neptune. He's also come to life and is giving her terrible advice about how to make people like her. When she rejects him and he goes on a rampage during a school pep rally, Danielle and Madison have to set aside their differences to stop him!


My Review:
Making Friends is a full-color graphic novel for female tweens. All of Danielle's old friends are in different classes than her. She feels very un-cool and lonely. When she inherits a magic sketchbook, she draws her favorite (evil) anime character's head. Out pops the character's head, alive despite a lack of a body. She also draws a cool girl to be her best friend, only the girl notices that she doesn't have parents. The evil character tries to help Danielle by directing her to be cruel to others. The cool girl isn't sure she wants to be Danielle's friend. Danielle learns what to do and not do to make friends. Plenty of laughs. There was no sex or written out bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable novel.


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