Everyoneknowsthemoststressfuldayofmiddleschoolispictureday!Andthat’sexactlywherethisyearbook-worthygraphicnovelseriesopenerbegins:withreinventingyourself,drama,popularity,andthefriendswhoseeyouthrough.Seventh-graderVivneverlooksforwardtopictureday.It’sjustanotherdaywhereshewearsaboringbraidandnoonenoticesher.(Hertwobestfriends,MiloandAl,don’tcount,ofcourse.)Butenoughisenough.Thisyear,she’stakingmattersintoherownhands.Literally.Vivgrabsapairofscissors,herphoneforlive-streaming,and,well,bye-byebraid.SuddenlyVivisanover-nightinfluenceratBrinkleyMiddleSchool.Everyonewantsherhelpplanningtheirnextbigmoment--fromhaircuts,todanceproposals,activistralliesandmathletechampionships.Shehardlyevenhastimeforherfriendsanymore.It’sexactlyhowshedreamedofreinventingherself...right?InthetraditionofmodernclassicslikeVeraBrosgol’sBePrepared,SvetlanaChmakova’sAwkward,andKaylaMiller’sClick,PictureDaybringsanswerstoperennialquestionsofwhatitmeanstobetruetoyourself--andatruefriend.
