Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books This feminist vigilante tale is made especially entertaining by the graphic novel’s contrast of bubbly, Barbie-esque illustrations with nightmarish scenes of blood and guts. but she doesn’t feel like one of the pack-until some creepster dude tries to assault her and the girls show up, turn into wolves, tear him to pieces, and invite Becca to become one of them.

“Becca’s first day as a junior at Piedmont High goes surprisingly well after golden girl Marley invites her to sit with the popular girls. An exciting look at girl power gone wrong.” - Kirkus Reviews The story highlights important topics, including internalized misogyny and codependent friendships. “New student Becca can hardly believe her luck when Arianna, Marley, and Amanda, who sit at the top of the Piedmont High School hierarchy, pick her to join their exclusive friend group. “What follows - period jokes, murder gone wrong, a queer love story that serves as refuge - becomes both a wildly entertaining, gory coming-of-age tale and a rebellion against the entrenched web of patriarchy and rape culture.” - The San Francisco Chronicle review and interview ★ “ Squad is a revenge narrative and a quasi fable about consent, but beneath its supernatural premise, it’s also a classic teen drama that will disrupt readers’ assumptions about fashion-conscious teenage girls.” - Book Page, starred review and interview PressĪn Indie Next List Selection, November/December 2021Īn Amazon Editor’s Pick Best Young Adult Book of the Month Lisa Sterle's stylish illustrations paired with Maggie Tokuda-Hall's sharp writing make Squad a fierce, haunting, and fast-paced thriller that will resonate with fans of Riverdale, and with readers of This Savage Song, Lumberjanes, and Paper Girls. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure, their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier-and Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.īut then things get complicated. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.īecca's new friends are werewolves. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect.

To her surprise, she's immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school.

When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she's worried she's not going to fit in. When the new girl is invited to join her high school's most popular clique, she can't believe her luck-and she can't believe their secret, either. Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle.

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