Squished: A Graphic Novel
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- Author：Megan Wagner Lloyd
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Summary
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space… especially when you're in a family of nine！
Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley， Maryland。 She loves her neighborhood， school， and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends。 But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings！ They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much。 All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art。 So she's furious when Theo， her grumpy older brother， gets his own room instead， and her wild baby brother， Max， moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl！ Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room， all while trying to get Max to sleep at night， navigating changes in her friendships， and working on an art entry for the fair。 And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country， things get even more complicated。
Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny， heartfelt， and charming story of family， friendship， and growing up。
Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley， Maryland。 She loves her neighborhood， school， and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends。 But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings！ They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much。 All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art。 So she's furious when Theo， her grumpy older brother， gets his own room instead， and her wild baby brother， Max， moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl！ Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room， all while trying to get Max to sleep at night， navigating changes in her friendships， and working on an art entry for the fair。 And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country， things get even more complicated。
Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny， heartfelt， and charming story of family， friendship， and growing up。
Reviews
Megan
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I have known multiple people from very large families throughout my life， including my own parents。 But never before （at least since reading The Babysitter’s Club） have I gotten to know the perspective of one of the older siblings。 Avery wants- no， needs her own room。 Her siblings are all driving her crazy！ Why does her brother get his own room while Avery has to share with TWO of her siblings？ And why is her mother interviewing for a job all the way across the country？ Moving will ruin everythi I have known multiple people from very large families throughout my life， including my own parents。 But never before （at least since reading The Babysitter’s Club） have I gotten to know the perspective of one of the older siblings。 Avery wants- no， needs her own room。 Her siblings are all driving her crazy！ Why does her brother get his own room while Avery has to share with TWO of her siblings？ And why is her mother interviewing for a job all the way across the country？ Moving will ruin everything！！！ 。。。more
Jessica
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A wholesome family story。 Love all the wonderful pictures。
Raina Singh
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Squished is your predictable graphic novel about a big family where some children don't get enough attention。 They also move to a whole different place！ This is a novel about how the main character goes through her life's story。 As in being separated from her friends， containing sacrifices too。 Squished is your predictable graphic novel about a big family where some children don't get enough attention。 They also move to a whole different place！ This is a novel about how the main character goes through her life's story。 As in being separated from her friends， containing sacrifices too。 。。。more
Johnea
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What a cute story！ I really enjoyed this one， may suggest this one for our collection！
Faith Elizabeth Hough
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I really enjoyed this！ Overall， very positive about big family life， although my older kids （in our 8 kid family） did say they couldn't understand why the MC wanted her own room so much or why she was so easily embarrassed by her family size。 I guess the fact that my kids have so many friends with similar families means they don't have the same social pressures。 I really enjoyed how the MC could simultaneously be frustrated by her siblings and love and appreciate them deeply， and I also loved th I really enjoyed this！ Overall， very positive about big family life， although my older kids （in our 8 kid family） did say they couldn't understand why the MC wanted her own room so much or why she was so easily embarrassed by her family size。 I guess the fact that my kids have so many friends with similar families means they don't have the same social pressures。 I really enjoyed how the MC could simultaneously be frustrated by her siblings and love and appreciate them deeply， and I also loved that grappling with those tensions made for the heart of the story。 。。。more
Jill Ramig
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GN about being part of a large family。 7 kids。 Avery loves her family but wants to have her own room and her own space。 Kids will love Avery and her siblings and will understand her frustrations and successes。 Avery is one of my new favorite characters。 #bookexcursion @buttersketch
Bookishrealm
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This is my third Megan Wagner Lloyd book and I think that she will definitely be a writer that I continue to read。 Allergic still stands as my favorite， but this one is definitely a close second。Honestly， it was the name and cover that led me to picking up Squished。 It's a middle grade graphic novel that follows the Lee family which is made up of seven children （hence the name of the book）。 Readers primarily see the book from the perspective of eleven year old Avery who loves both art and her fa This is my third Megan Wagner Lloyd book and I think that she will definitely be a writer that I continue to read。 Allergic still stands as my favorite， but this one is definitely a close second。Honestly， it was the name and cover that led me to picking up Squished。 It's a middle grade graphic novel that follows the Lee family which is made up of seven children （hence the name of the book）。 Readers primarily see the book from the perspective of eleven year old Avery who loves both art and her family。 Naturally， she's getting to an age where she wants her own space which seems relatively impossible due to the size of her family。 While attempting to raise funds for the creation of her own room， Avery learns about the loss of friendship， the love of family， and the difficult parts about finally growing up。 What Worked: The artwork in this one was beautiful！ I recognized Nutter's style from Allergic and was happy to see their name attached to this title。 Some of my favorite aspects of this graphic novel included the family dynamics as well as the complexity attached to Avery's character development。 Avery wants space away from her family in the form of having her own bedroom， but she still loves being around them。 She thinks that they embarrass her at the most inconvenient times， but still appreciates the things that everyone does for each other。 These conflicting feelings are shown both in Lloyd's words and Nutter's artwork and readers literally begin to feel the internal conflict that Avery deals with every single day。 These continued conflicted feelings definitely come to head when Avery and her mother must deal with a difficult family decision; however， I like how the difficult decision was addressed and handled which gave Avery the space and respect that she needed。 There were also some great discussions that addressed relationships that Avery had with others outside of the family。 They taught Avery a lot about what it means to grow away from friends and move on to the new and unknown。 These are definitely elements that a lot of middle grade readers will find interesting。Overall， this was another good middle grade graphic novel and I'm excited for other readers to dive into it。 。。。more
Ashley
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A little hard to get into at first because I didn’t empathize with Avery’s embarrassment， and I thought her parents were shits。 Got attached in the end and I liked that the mom got a chance to explain why they had so many kids。 A nice amount of drama and growing。 Fans of Telgemeier will love it。
Brenda Kahn
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The author made a splash with her debut， Frizzy and her sophomore effort doesn't disappoint。 It balances the annoyances of life in a huge family with the laughter and love。 Sweet， relatable story。 The author made a splash with her debut， Frizzy and her sophomore effort doesn't disappoint。 It balances the annoyances of life in a huge family with the laughter and love。 Sweet， relatable story。 。。。more
Andrea
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Sweet and fun to see a big family portrayed so well！ There's so many dysfunctional families in fiction。。。 I think that's good in some ways， but it's also important to have good examples of how families can work well together。 My daughter Sapphire liked this one， too。 My only complaint was it was a little too neat and tidy， but it's a YA graphic novel so that's a very small quibble。 Sweet and fun to see a big family portrayed so well！ There's so many dysfunctional families in fiction。。。 I think that's good in some ways， but it's also important to have good examples of how families can work well together。 My daughter Sapphire liked this one， too。 My only complaint was it was a little too neat and tidy， but it's a YA graphic novel so that's a very small quibble。 。。。more
LS Johnson
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Very few middle grade books depict large families。 I loved seeing it here。 And the story is great; very relatable。 I hope I get to see what adventures the Lee family find in Oregon。
Lynda
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Saw this at the library and the cover looked so inviting I decided to check it out - even though it's a graphic novel。 It was very good。 Very good children voices from the characters and the parents were only a little annoying in their "leaving kids in charge" parenting style。 Saw this at the library and the cover looked so inviting I decided to check it out - even though it's a graphic novel。 It was very good。 Very good children voices from the characters and the parents were only a little annoying in their "leaving kids in charge" parenting style。 。。。more
Bionic Staci
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Art was pretty。 Too much crammed into one book。 Parents are stretched way too thin and eldest daughter syndrome is very present-- poor kid isn't even in middle school！ Art was pretty。 Too much crammed into one book。 Parents are stretched way too thin and eldest daughter syndrome is very present-- poor kid isn't even in middle school！ 。。。more
Natalie
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The art style of this graphic novel was lovely and I really enjoyed getting to know the seven kids of the Lee family。 Graphic novels almost always seem to have a nice lesson in them as well and this one was no different。 I really enjoyed this one。
Kate M。
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it was slow-moving and the resolution wasn't completely satisfying for mebut love the art style and all the hilarious family time depictions the way they portrayed toddlers and babies is so accurate xD it was slow-moving and the resolution wasn't completely satisfying for mebut love the art style and all the hilarious family time depictions the way they portrayed toddlers and babies is so accurate xD 。。。more
Mage M
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It was a nice little story :]
Flyingzebras
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Great graphic novel about being in a large family and dealing with change。 Lots of heart。
Brittany Cash
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My kids graphic novel kick continues。。。。 This one was very reminiscent of cheaper by the dozen。 It centers around a family of 9， and the struggles and benefits of being from a family that big！
Katie
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A quick read about a girl in a large family。 I could see any older sibling relating to Avery。
Lisa Huninghake
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Avery is struggling to find “space” for herself in a family with seven kids。 She now has to share her room with two younger siblings and her thirteen-year old brother， Theo got his own room。 Life is NOT fair。 Funny and poignant， kids will love “Every last Lee！”
Aurora
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I’d had high hopes for this but the story drove me nuts。 The family kept doing things that made no sense。 If the problem with the basement is that it’s too cold to sleep in…just get a space heater？？ This child is acting as a primary caregiver—and she’s *not even in middle school yet*—and everyone is like “she’s fine！ why is she being so selfish？！” and I wanted to throw the book across the room。
Mackenzie Walton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The artwork is very appealing and like a lot of people， I love stories about the chaos of large families， an aspect that's captured well in Squished。 However， there are an awful lot of subplots in this graphic novel—Avery wants personal space but now has to share a room with her toddler brother！ Her family may be moving！ One of her best friends is suddenly getting close to a new kid！ Her older brother is being bullied and becoming distant！ Avery starts a dog-walking business！—and few of them are The artwork is very appealing and like a lot of people， I love stories about the chaos of large families， an aspect that's captured well in Squished。 However， there are an awful lot of subplots in this graphic novel—Avery wants personal space but now has to share a room with her toddler brother！ Her family may be moving！ One of her best friends is suddenly getting close to a new kid！ Her older brother is being bullied and becoming distant！ Avery starts a dog-walking business！—and few of them are really satisfactorily resolved。 Too many ideas， not enough pages。I also wished the book would've gone further with the casual parentification Avery experiences at home。 Her parents are clearly loving but stretched thin， and they obviously depend a lot on Avery in a way they don't appear to depend on her older brother。 This is explained away as her being very good with the little kids—she obviously does love her younger siblings—but it would've been interesting to explore Eldest Daughter syndrome a little more。 At one point there's a pretty telling conversation where Avery tells her mom she wants just one kid someday， or maybe none at all， that might've been a good opening if they hadn't had to rush over it to introduce yet another new plot point。 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content Warnings:Bullying
Anna Wagner
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Any kid from a big family will especially love this， but anyone who reads it will be charmed and invested in the family ！ What a wonderful read
Katie
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Very real portrayal of growing up in a large， living family， needing space but also valuing connections。 Complete with growing pains and shifting friendships。
Maleeha Siddiqui
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Adorable！ I loved every last Lee （iykyk）
Linnea
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good。 nothing against Lloyd but I'm kinda over the Telgemeier read-alikes at this point。 Allergic felt a little different bc of the allergy angle， this book does the same but with the large family angle。 And I empathize for the main character， especially with all the parentification。 I would definitely recommend this to graphic novel readers or children from larger families。 good。 nothing against Lloyd but I'm kinda over the Telgemeier read-alikes at this point。 Allergic felt a little different bc of the allergy angle， this book does the same but with the large family angle。 And I empathize for the main character， especially with all the parentification。 I would definitely recommend this to graphic novel readers or children from larger families。 。。。more
Katie Reilley
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Set in Maryland， eleven year old Avery loves her life。 She lives in a great neighborhood， has terrific friends， and enjoys going to the end of summer fair every year。 Despite all this， she’s feeling SQUISHED by her six siblings and just wants some space of her own。 A fantastic middle grade graphic novel about family， friendships， and carving out your own space。
Abbey Jones
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Oh， what a cute novel。 "Squished" is everything my only-child-heart wanted when I was growing up。 Avery just finished the 5th grade， and is realizing more and more how cramped she is with 6 siblings。 Her older brother， Theo， is distant， while her and her next closest sibling， Pearl， help raise the younger kids。 As the summer goes on， Avery faces ups and downs as she tries to raise money herself to make a bedroom for herself in the basement。 With her siblings by her side， even Avery's best attemp Oh， what a cute novel。 "Squished" is everything my only-child-heart wanted when I was growing up。 Avery just finished the 5th grade， and is realizing more and more how cramped she is with 6 siblings。 Her older brother， Theo， is distant， while her and her next closest sibling， Pearl， help raise the younger kids。 As the summer goes on， Avery faces ups and downs as she tries to raise money herself to make a bedroom for herself in the basement。 With her siblings by her side， even Avery's best attempts turn into lighthearted shenanigans。 But when mom and dad hint there may be signs of moving across the country， Avery begins to question what friendship and family really mean to her。This is a great middle grade novel， and the second from Lloyd/Nutter。 I liked this book a considerable amount more than "Allergic" - which was still good - because you can tell just how much their storytelling and artwork have improved。 I loved this book and got it from our Scholastic Book Fair - read it in one sitting！ Highly recommend for students of the AAPI Community， those from a large family， or any student who is struggling to find their place in the world。 。。。more
Massimo Flores
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This book was funny！
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or feelings， but I can provide you with some information about the book 'Squished: A Graphic Novel。' 'Squished: A Graphic Novel' is a children's book written and illustrated by Joel Orr。 The story is about a middle school student named Ellie， who is bullied by her classmates because of her size。 Ellie feels "squished" by their hurtful words and actions， but with the help of her new friend Raj， she learns to stand up for herself and embrace her uniqueness。 The book deals with themes such as bullying， body image， and self-acceptance。 It is presented in a comic book style and features colorful illustrations that enhance the story's emotional impact。 'Squished: A Graphic Novel' is recommended for readers aged 8-12 and has received positive reviews for its relatable characters and empowering message。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences， but I can provide you with information about the book 'Squished: A Graphic Novel'。 " Squished: A Graphic Novel" is a book written by Joan Bauer and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa。 It tells the story of Ellie， a seventh-grader who is tired of being bullied by a group of girls at school。 She feels invisible until she discovers the world of squash and becomes team captain。 The book deals with themes of bullying， friendship， and perseverance。 It is a heartwarming and funny graphic novel for children aged 8-12 years。 It has received positive reviews from critics and readers alike。 Some have praised the way the story deals with difficult issues while remaining light-hearted and relatable to young readers。 Overall， if you're interested in a funny and engaging graphic novel about facing your fears， finding your passion， and standing up to bullies， "Squished: A Graphic Novel" could be a great choice for you。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences。 However， I can provide you with some information about the book 'Squished: A Graphic Novel。' 'Squished' is a graphic novel written and illustrated by author Joan Bauer。 The book is aimed at middle-grade readers and tells the story of Eleanor "Ellie" Bauer， an 8th grader who struggles with bullying at school。 Ellie navigates this difficult time with the help of her loyal friends and her passion for making soap。 The book addresses important themes such as bullying， friendship， and self-confidence。 Readers have praised the graphic novel for its relatable characters， engaging plot， and charming illustrations。 Overall， 'Squished' is a well-received graphic novel that offers an empowering and heartwarming story for young readers。
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