Yo de verdad / Picture Day

Author Sarah Sax
¿A QUIÉN LE GUSTA EL DÍA DE LAS FOTOS DEL ANUARIO DEL INSTITUTO?

UNA DIVERTIDÍSIMA HISTORIA SOBRE LA AUTENTICIDAD Y EL PODER DE LA AMISTAD.

A Viv no le entusiasma mucho sacarse la foto para el anuario. Es solo otro día más en el que llevará su aburrida trenza y nadie le prestará atención (excepto sus dos mejores amigos, Milo y Al, claro).

Pero ha decidido que este año será diferente. Viv se pone manos a la obra, literalmente: coge un par de tijeras, enciende el móvil, empieza a grabar un directo

y… ¡chas! ¡Adiós, trenza!

De la noche a la mañana, Viv se convierte en influencer en el instituto Brinkley y todos los alumnos y alumnas quieren su ayuda para planear sus próximos grandes momentos (cortes de pelo, propuestas de baile, actividades, campeonatos…).

Ya casi no tiene tiempo de ver a sus amigos, pero ha conseguido justo lo que llevaba tiempo soñando: reinventarse…, ¿o no?

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day! And that's exactly where this yearbook-worthy graphic novel series opener begins: with reinventing yourself, drama, popularity, and the friends who see you through.

Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward to picture day. It’s just another day where she wears a boring braid and no one notices her. (Her two best friends, Milo and Al, don’t count, of course.) 

But enough is enough. This year, she’s taking matters into her own hands. Literally. Viv grabs a pair of scissors, her phone for live-streaming, and, well, bye-bye braid.

Suddenly Viv is an over-night influencer at Brinkley Middle School. Everyone wants her help planning their next big moment—from haircuts, to dance proposals, activist rallies and mathlete championships. She hardly even has time for her friends anymore. It’s exactly how she dreamed of reinventing herself…right?

In the tradition of modern classics like Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared, Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, and Kayla Miller's Click, Picture Day brings answers to perennial questions of what it means to be true to yourself—and a true friend.
Sarah Sax es una ilustradora y dibujante de cómics que vive en Portland, Maine. Se preocupa profundamente por cómo, por qué y qué crea la gente, y trabaja para fomentar la chispa creativa en creadores de todas las edades. Estudió ilustración, animación y narración de cuentos en Hampshire College y tiene experiencia en educación artística.
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¿A QUIÉN LE GUSTA EL DÍA DE LAS FOTOS DEL ANUARIO DEL INSTITUTO?

UNA DIVERTIDÍSIMA HISTORIA SOBRE LA AUTENTICIDAD Y EL PODER DE LA AMISTAD.

A Viv no le entusiasma mucho sacarse la foto para el anuario. Es solo otro día más en el que llevará su aburrida trenza y nadie le prestará atención (excepto sus dos mejores amigos, Milo y Al, claro).

Pero ha decidido que este año será diferente. Viv se pone manos a la obra, literalmente: coge un par de tijeras, enciende el móvil, empieza a grabar un directo

y… ¡chas! ¡Adiós, trenza!

De la noche a la mañana, Viv se convierte en influencer en el instituto Brinkley y todos los alumnos y alumnas quieren su ayuda para planear sus próximos grandes momentos (cortes de pelo, propuestas de baile, actividades, campeonatos…).

Ya casi no tiene tiempo de ver a sus amigos, pero ha conseguido justo lo que llevaba tiempo soñando: reinventarse…, ¿o no?

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day! And that's exactly where this yearbook-worthy graphic novel series opener begins: with reinventing yourself, drama, popularity, and the friends who see you through.

Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward to picture day. It’s just another day where she wears a boring braid and no one notices her. (Her two best friends, Milo and Al, don’t count, of course.) 

But enough is enough. This year, she’s taking matters into her own hands. Literally. Viv grabs a pair of scissors, her phone for live-streaming, and, well, bye-bye braid.

Suddenly Viv is an over-night influencer at Brinkley Middle School. Everyone wants her help planning their next big moment—from haircuts, to dance proposals, activist rallies and mathlete championships. She hardly even has time for her friends anymore. It’s exactly how she dreamed of reinventing herself…right?

In the tradition of modern classics like Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared, Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, and Kayla Miller's Click, Picture Day brings answers to perennial questions of what it means to be true to yourself—and a true friend.

Author

Sarah Sax es una ilustradora y dibujante de cómics que vive en Portland, Maine. Se preocupa profundamente por cómo, por qué y qué crea la gente, y trabaja para fomentar la chispa creativa en creadores de todas las edades. Estudió ilustración, animación y narración de cuentos en Hampshire College y tiene experiencia en educación artística.

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