Roberta Rohbeson is an eighth grader with a host of problems, which in the hands of a less resilient child would spell disaster. Her escapades with a group of rich kids on a path to nowhere depict a brutal coming of age. Roberta’s experiments with different personalities and life stories come to life through Lynda Barry’s novel. Cruddy is a stunning book from the award-winning cartoonist of Ernie Pook’s Comeek. | Cruddy by Lynda Barry, Paperback | Indigo Chapters