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Crush (Berrybrook Middle School Book 3) Kindle & comiXology

by Svetlana Chmakova (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,840 ratings
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Following the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybrook Middle School series continues with its next installment - CRUSH!Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants?
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Part of Series
    Berrybrook Middle School
  3. Print length
    243 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    5 and up
  6. Lexile measure
    GN150L
  7. Publisher
    Yen Press
  8. Publication date
    October 30, 2018
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  13. ISBN-13
    978-0316363198
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Gr 5–8—The third installment of the series set at Berrybrook Middle School centers on Jorge, whom readers met in Chmakova's Brave as "the sheriff," the big, scary dude (who's actually very sweet) who patrols the halls and intimidates bullies into leaving their victims alone. This year, students are obsessed with who's dating whom and who's asking whom out—which Jorge finds annoying, especially when he begins noticing one particular girl and can't seem to remember how to use words around her. The character development is wonderful. With each page turn, everyone becomes more complex, and the situations they experience are timely and real. The artwork tends toward colorful pastels, and the backgrounds lighten and darken to reflect characters' emotions in a lovely, subtle way. Panels featuring well-placed, expressive speech balloons and creative fonts move the action along. Mr. Raccoon continues to sneak into the background, and the author has a fun cameo. VERDICT This compelling continuation to a fabulous middle grade graphic series also stands on its own and is every bit as strong as the first two books. For all collections.—Kelley Gile, Cheshire Public Library, CT

About the Author

Svetlana Chmakova was born and raised in Russia until the age of 16, when her family emigrated to Canada. She quickly made a name for herself with works like Dramacon, Nightschool, the manga adaptation of James Patterson's Witch & Wizard, and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows. She graduated from Sheridan College with a three-year Classical Animation Diploma. Her latest work for middle grade readers, Awkward, has been a runaway critical success and was named one of YALSA's 2016 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D6M1LVD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yen Press (October 30, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 80135 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 243 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,840 ratings

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Svetlana Chmakova is an internationally published, award-winning manga/comics author, with more than 10 published books and her work translated into over 13 languages. Born and raised in Russia, she moved to Canada at sixteen years old to finish high school and trick Sheridan College into giving her a Classical Animation diploma.

Accidentally becoming a full-time artist and writer after that, Svetlana has drawn and written for animation, how-to-draw books, toy designs, and most of all, comics and manga. Her full-length manga/comics series include the fan-favorite romantic comedy "Dramacon", the award-winning urban fantasy "Nightschool: The Weirn Books", as well as the manga adaptation of the New York Times bestselling "Witch & Wizard" by James Patterson. Svetlana's most recent work is a middle grade comedy graphic novel called "Awkward", which has been honored as one of the Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2015 by School Library Journal.

Svetlana is currently being published/endured by Yen Press, and makes her home somewhere between Toronto, Canada and California. Her hobbies include eating, sleeping, buying far more books than she has shelf space, and riding the subway in the middle of the day, when it's half-empty, half-full of Very Interesting People.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
2,840 global ratings
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My review on "Crush":
this book is amazing for children 10-13. It is a great book about one guy whom is realy strong and big. Everyone calls him sheriff because he protects people from bullies. He has two best friends who are the some of the only people whom aren't afraid of him. He gets his first real crush, but then it turns out, she has a boyfriend. The boyfriend then turns out to be a jerk, and in the end "Sheriff" gets to take her to the ball.It's a realy good book and I would recomend It to some more mature nine- year-olds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly great
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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I’m enjoying the series as well as the characters antics. A great volume
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Corrina Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous graphic novel!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019
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I really, really loved her two earlier Berrybrook Middle School stories - Awkward and Brave, but this one just might be my favorite. This one takes a step away from the intrigues of the art club and the school newspaper and focused on Jorge Ruiz, a big kid, a pretty-popular jock who nobody really messes with, who seems to have it all together. Until he realizes that he’s got a massive crush on Jazmine and his world is suddenly tilted. This graphic novel really captures those quick relationship changes in middle school and that dynamic between texts and social media and how that influences and complicates face-to-face interactions. Sometimes novels totally leave out modern technology. I mean, half the time the problem in the book could be solved with a quick Google search or you know - maybe talking with the person that you’re having an issue with! But Chmakova knows that technology might solve some problems but ushers in a whole host of other ones. Crush is another one of those graphic novels that is getting passed from kid to kid to kid in my classroom with a big enough waiting list I ordered a second copy. And - a bonus - kids don’t have to read the three books in the series in order. They each definitely can stand alone.
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sibleyfam
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020
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First of all, the price was perfect and it was definitely worth
it. I've been a fan of all of Svetlana Chmakova's books for awhile now and I was really disapointed when I came to the end of Crush knowing that it was the end of the series. I love all her books, but Crush is my favorite. I love the drama and how Svetlana Chmakava made it realistic. In many drama books the speech just seems so unnatural. The characters don't say "uh" at all and they don't seem to have trouble finding their words. But in Crush, I felt like I was able to see their mouths moving because the speech was so realistic. I also think that the people were well drawn and looked real. I loved this book!
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Kyung
5.0 out of 5 stars One word AMAZING
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
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This book had the drama the stress and beautiful hair cuts. This book(comic) wasn't ordinary it actually had real life situations. Plus these illustrations are AMAZING! This book(comic) was funny, relatable,artistic,dramatic,and plain out AMAZING! It was a cute and dramatic love story. It was like a fantasy crush to a actual relationship or friendship some might say. So far this book(comic) is my ultimate favorite!😊😄
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book but weird kindle format
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
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Let me start by saying that there's nothing with the book. The writing is solid, the art is a great blend of western and eastern styles and
Svetlana Chmakova creates characters and situations so relatable that I'm on nostalgia mode by chapter 2. It's a great read for people who felt the highs and lows of the inevitable first crush. The only complaint I have is the kindle format. Because the publisher is a manga company the direction is right to left and the story mode is left to right. So you have to pay special attention to what your reading. Other than that it's a great book that never gets overdramatic and is a great read
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Garrett M. Vonk
5.0 out of 5 stars REALLy good (well okay)
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021
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i reAlly liked this book beacuse it shows what to do in situations but i would do four and a half but you can't the thing that made me not want to do five was that james is weird and for part of the book she rushed but other then that then '-' '-' great JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! and congrats on your kid please enjy your life while your here wear a mask stay safe and have fun '—' if yur mad at somebody then think would ,I rather be super lonly mad and that stuff soooo just say yur sorry and maake a real apoligy and thinkk of,the good things not the bad things 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。have fun please read,this, bbbboooooocccckkkkk if you enjoy dramma happyniss mad standing up fr people this would be good
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5.0 out of 5 stars My review on "Crush":
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019
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this book is amazing for children 10-13. It is a great book about one guy whom is realy strong and big. Everyone calls him sheriff because he protects people from bullies. He has two best friends who are the some of the only people whom aren't afraid of him. He gets his first real crush, but then it turns out, she has a boyfriend. The boyfriend then turns out to be a jerk, and in the end "Sheriff" gets to take her to the ball.
It's a realy good book and I would recomend It to some more mature nine- year-olds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My review on "Crush":
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019
this book is amazing for children 10-13. It is a great book about one guy whom is realy strong and big. Everyone calls him sheriff because he protects people from bullies. He has two best friends who are the some of the only people whom aren't afraid of him. He gets his first real crush, but then it turns out, she has a boyfriend. The boyfriend then turns out to be a jerk, and in the end "Sheriff" gets to take her to the ball.
It's a realy good book and I would recomend It to some more mature nine- year-olds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000+% AWESOME❗
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020
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AWESOME book to add to the series! I love the berry brooke middle school series
This one is honestly the best one in my opinion. I got in on kindle and no format issuses.
I cant stop reading thiiiisss. I am aloud to get one book a week (not includig kindle unlimited) and when I've all ready gotten a book that week I go right to the berry brooke middle school series. I dont find anything wrong with it, I AM IN LOVE♥ WITH THIS BOOK
ITS SO GOOOD!

I dunno why you are reading this review, you should be reading the book!!!
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Valerie
5.0 out of 5 stars the book is really short
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2022
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But it is the only book I like to read
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Hiroko Payne
4.0 out of 5 stars yep. like it
Reviewed in France on September 9, 2022
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I like this book but I was sad they didn’t make out I liked all the pressure and I like the suspense ha ha ha ha this was the best book ever
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Sally D
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fantastic Book!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2022
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Absolutely LOVE Svetlana's middle school graphic novel books, and this is no exception! Complex plot that builds up simply and slowly and keeps your attention (I'm a 28 year old adult and I still really like it!) while getting you invested in the main character. The ending makes your heart race as it's a worst nightmare situation and really realistic. Makes you wonder what you would do in Jorge's situation. Really really super book for 13+!
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A.R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wholesome
Reviewed in Mexico on August 16, 2020
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I love Svetlana's books cause they are always so gentle. The characters, the plot, everything is so well crafted and pleasant to read! If you are reading these comments to know if you should give a try to this book, you can stop now, just buy it already, you won't regret it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stry
Reviewed in India on October 31, 2020
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I really enjoyed this book spending my weekend reading it
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I really enjoyed this book spending my weekend reading it
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