Welcome Back, Booklovers! Graphic novels do such a great job telling stories that just wouldn't read the same in prose form. And sometimes they're the best option for series with an ensemble cast. And Curlfriends promises to be the start of a fun new series. I received an arc from Little Brown Young Reader.
Charlie is new in town and starting school 3 weeks into the school year. As if middle school wasn't hard enough. This year she's determined to make new friends and reinvent herself as the cool girl, she even has the new wardrobe to match. But her first day doesn't go as planned and she fears she may be running out of chances to prove herself.
We don't often get to see Black military brats so I was happy to see that in Charlie. Being new to a school is hard enough, especially if you're new in town and have never gotten to stay in one place for too long. I liked how Charlie was able to have an open conversation with her father about how she felt like an outsider in town while he seemed to know everyone. But we also see her struggling to connect with him because she's not used to him being around. Those scenes were very well done.
The girls feel like real tween girls. They're into fashion, boba, and they're discovering first crushes. And it's refreshing to see more light hearted stories like this featuring Black girls dealing with real issues girls go through. This was a great kickoff to a new series.
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