I really enjoyed The Humiliations of Pipi McGee. Why?... The book was funny while it presented several mature coming of age topics (compared to other books in this age category), such as self discovery, dysfunctional families, teen pregnancy, and sexuality. Although Pipi is the main character each character in the book, including the adult characters, is in a process of finding themselves. I have to say Annie is my favourite character.

This is such a great read for middle schoolers!

I think that a lot of middle grade readers will relate to Pipi McGee. The author, Beth Vrabel, portrays her in a way where she is imperfect yet witty, and many young girls will likely find themselves in this character.

I also appreciate the diversity in this book, and love how it's seamlessly integrated into the story.

Four star read!

This was a humorous look at the struggles that an eighth grader, Pipi McGee, faces as she tries to re-invent herself before high school and also to exact revenge on those who have bullied her since kindergarten. As a young child, she portrayed herself as a piece of bacon with boobs and just cannot live down that particular humiliation. Add to that the fact that she peed herself in the library in the fourth grade, her tormentors have plenty of ammunition to use against her. Although the book does not have any explicit sexual content or foul language, it does deal with topics like “finding your gender” and having a period for the first time. I would not recommend this book for anyone younger than 10 or 11, but I think that most young people in the upper middle school grades would enjoy it. The book was humorous, but it also dealt with the very real topics of bullying and finding appropriate and lasting friendships. Again, I add the warning for parents that it does have a character that discovers that she is gay in the book, so the book is not appropriate for all children.

I loved this book! I felt so much second-hand cringe for Pipi throughout the book. The illustrations were adorable. The friendships portrayed in this book were very truthful to what I see in my middle school students, and I loved that Pipi was a flawed main character. She messed up. A lot. She had to fix her mess-ups and own up to them.

The supporting characters were great. Pipi's whole family was complicated and messy and beautiful.

There was so much going on in this book it never felt boring or slow to me, but it did make me laugh quite a few times and it definitely gave me all the feelings of being awkward in middle school.

Man, middle school is a time that no one wants to go back to. Insecurities rein and every past misstep threatens to haunt you forever.

Anyone who relates to the above sentence (or kids who are currently living it) will get a kick and a giggle out of reading about Pipi McGee and her trials and tribulations as she tries to wipe the slate clean and begin anew.

It was slightly mean spirited at times, but I guess a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!

Thank you for the opportunity to read a galley edition of The Humiliations of Pipi McGee!

I loved this book! I will be recommending it to all my middle grade readers! Thank you for this opportunity to connect books to their readers.

Such a cute read!!! Any girl in middle school should read this book! I loved Pipi and all her mishaps along the way. A delightful read and can help navigate the roads of junior halls in a way that can be meaningful and impactful to kids!

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Every so often I dive into the world of fiction for young readers, and when I came across The Humiliations of Pipi McGee up for review, I thought it was time for me to do it again.

I don’t have time to read a lot of middle grade fiction, but whenever I do I’m reminded what a strong genre it is. Aimed at the crowd who are still just a little too young for YA fiction, it is a genre full of solid, smart writing that doesn’t talk down to its audience.

Author Beth Vrabel writes witty characters, includes diversity seamlessly, and has created a heroine every girl will be able to identify with.

Heroine Pipi might be an accident-prone klutz, but she’s not an idiot, and Vrabel has figured out how to create some balance in her characterisation. She also has all kinds of solid friendships and positive characters, and doesn’t revert to irritating stereotypes.

This book was a nice change from my usual reads.

I was really impressed with this story. I think the author really nailed the character arc, the plot arc and the way she handled the emotional aspects. I can't wait for my girls to read this when they are old enough. There are some older themes, all realistic and oh so very humiliating! This book took me back to middle school for sure and I would highly recommend it for anyone who needs a reminder how hard middle school can be. Great job, Beth Vrabel!

What insight into the middle school and high school psyche! Beth Vrabel’s voice for the struggle of all to find a place to truly feel at home is evident in “Pipi McGee” in a powerful way. Poor Pipi has had major humiliations that have tormented her throughout her school years and now, at the beginning of 8th grade, she is determined to right the wrongs done to her, start a new chapter in life, and exact revenge on several key players in her embarrassing saga. But like most plans, this one does not go the way she intends and a whole new set of awkward moments ensue. Readers will nod as they make connections to the feelings and actions of the book’s characters and will both laugh and flinch as the glitches in the master plan cause problems galore. But while I have many of Vrabel’s works in my 4th and 5th grade libraries, this one belongs more on the shelves of those for grades 7 and up. The lessons in being a good friend and being honest with self and others are needed in all age groups, but with one character revealing her gay status and the well-described embarrassment of Pipi in her white pants and monthly cycle, some librarians will need to think carefully about the book’s best placement.

Every year Pipi McGee starts school thinking it is going to be a great year and every year some great humiliation happens. Well 8th grade is going to be the year she resolves all those past humiliations. She creates of list of each year's tragedy and starts working through them. There is of course the self portrait she drew in kindergarten that showed her future self as bacon...with boobs. There is the vomitathon, the pants peeing episode, the school picture with her finger up her nose, and so many more. In trying to right these wrongs, Pipi often creates new disasters and hurts those she loves. But she also makes new friends and realizes important things about herself.

I adore Beth Vrabel and this book ranks right up there with my favorites of hers. Pipi is such a fun character who gets really hung up on some embarrassing moments from her past. But in trying to fix those moments she learns to let them go, which is a hard lesson to learn. I really liked her supporting cast from her family to her friends to the new friends she makes. This is a fantastic read!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher/ netgalley in exchange for an honest review

I knew from the minute I saw the title of this book I was going to like it.

This book was about a young girl named Penelope who has had a series of unfortunate events happen to her every year in school leading up to eighth grade. One of those events lead to her nickname Pipi McGee, and the start of the "Pipi touch".

Now in eighth grade Penelope has decided she is going to change these events and start fresh in high school without out this following her around. This will include revenge.

I feel almost every middle schooler needs to read this book. We have all been bullied in school and this just really touches the issue about how bad bullies are. This really touches on how mean little girls are and how one person can change how everyone feels about you.

the most enjoyable part of this book is the bacon boob drawing (please read the book to understand)

very fun, fast, light read.

very enjoyable.

The Humiliations of Pipi McGee starts off slow like her mom's spin classes but then the plot picks up speed and grabs your attention. The book mainly is about Pipi's revenge or her righting all her past mistakes but veers off track to touch on family dynamics and other teen issues. Funny read but author was trying to hit too many family and teen issues all in one book.

Poor Pipi, she had a serious lack of self-confidence, she takes things so serious, so much so, that it causes her to become a pariah. Her school days are the troubling factors in her life, how she ends up in the messy situations she does is quite baffling. I think she tries to blend in too hard, she is like a magnet for disaster causing her to sink deeper into self-pitying until she said enough is enough. Read along and witness how Pipi got her groove and self-confidence back.

The Humiliation of Pipi McGee is an account of the life of a middle school girl who with help from her best friend, Tasha Martins, decides to redeem herself and set things right before starting high school. We follow her as she navigates her last year in middle school, trying to stay out of trouble. Entertaining read and relatable characters. Would recommend to children and young adults.

Thank you to Beth Vrabel, NetGalley, and Running Press Kids for an ARC of this book.

This was a silly and entertaining read, with some laugh out loud moments.
It kind of reminded me of Diary of a wimpy kid.

I found Pipi to be a relatable character and liked that she had a blended family, which is pretty common these days.

Kudos to the author for writing such diverse characters and backgrounds without shoving it down your throat or making it feel forced.

The pacing was a tad slow at times, but overall it was an enjoyable read. I especially liked the drawing of bacon boobies! 😜

The writing is page turner but after reading the first four chapter, I still could not care about Pipi McGee.
I tried to read the ending, in case the ending spark interest in myslef so I can continue reading but I still feel nothing, so I decided to DNF this book.
I am really sorry, I want to love this book so bad.

Vrabel captures the turmoil and grief caused by wanting to change oneself when you can't escape your past. For Pipi its moving from elementary school to middle school and wanting to do everything to make sure she is no longer Pipi. Many kids will immediately relate to Pipi. Fantastic read!

Thank you NetGalley and Perseus Books, Running Press Books for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy.

I read this out loud to a fifth grader and a third grader during a long car trip. The fifth grader adored it, which the third grader bobbed in and out. Personally I was less interested, but the intended audience seemed to find it relatable, funny, and engaging.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Perseus Press for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book-middle school-8th grade. This was not a book for me. I really didn't like the premise. Revenge isn't the answer and that no one at the school did anything was unfortunate. The parents behaviour questionable at best. I rate this a 2.5.