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Picture Day

(A Graphic Novel)

Part of The Brinkley Yearbooks

Author Sarah Sax
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RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
On sale Jun 27, 2023 | 288 Pages | 9780593306871
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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.

Look for the whole Brinkley Yearbooks series:
PICTURE DAY • TRYOUTS • SCHOOL DANCE (Coming August 2025!)
© Photo by Sarah Deragon
Sarah Sax is an illustrator and comic artist based in Portland, Maine. She studied illustration, animation, and storytelling at Hampshire College and has a background in arts education. Sarah cares deeply about how, why, and what people create, and she works to foster the creative spark in makers of all ages. You can visit Sarah online at SarahSax.me. View titles by Sarah Sax

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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.

Look for the whole Brinkley Yearbooks series:
PICTURE DAY • TRYOUTS • SCHOOL DANCE (Coming August 2025!)

Author

© Photo by Sarah Deragon
Sarah Sax is an illustrator and comic artist based in Portland, Maine. She studied illustration, animation, and storytelling at Hampshire College and has a background in arts education. Sarah cares deeply about how, why, and what people create, and she works to foster the creative spark in makers of all ages. You can visit Sarah online at SarahSax.me. View titles by Sarah Sax

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  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    (A Graphic Novel)
    Sarah Sax
    9780593306888
    $21.99 US
    Hardcover
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 27, 2023
  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    (A Graphic Novel)
    Sarah Sax
    9780593306901
    Ebook
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 27, 2023
  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    Sarah Sax
    9780593614419
    Audiobook Download
    Listening Library
    Jun 27, 2023
  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    (A Graphic Novel)
    Sarah Sax
    9780593306888
    $21.99 US
    Hardcover
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 27, 2023
  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    (A Graphic Novel)
    Sarah Sax
    9780593306901
    Ebook
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 27, 2023
  • Picture Day
    Picture Day
    Sarah Sax
    9780593614419
    Audiobook Download
    Listening Library
    Jun 27, 2023

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