{"product_id":"the-breadsters-a-teenager-cartoons-the-high-school-years-paperback","title":"The Breadsters: A Teenager Cartoons the High School Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaalvika Bhat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Baking of BREADSTERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I love to doodle. And I doodle what I love. Carbs of various kinds top that list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround the time I was in middle school, I had doodled characters like Mr. and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Muffin, Mr. and Mrs. Donut, and Mr. and Mrs. Roll. Eventually, I sketched\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir kids. That's how Stud Muffin, Buttery Toast, Guchi Roll, and other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters were born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During the summer after 7th grade, I visited a museum of the famous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecartoonist, Mario Miranda, in Goa, India. I was hooked. The influence a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecartoonist can have -- blending art, observation, and humor to make a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estatement -- excited me. As I worked on Breadsters, I thought I should\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepresent them with different breads from around the globe. After all, bread, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein all its various forms, is the most widely consumed food in the world, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas been an integral part of our diet for thousands of years. In fact, recent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escholarship suggests humans started baking bread at least 30,000 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Thank you, History.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The comic strips or \"carb-toons\" in this book were created over a period of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efive years. As I grew up, graduated from middle school to high school, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave risen to becoming a senior in high school, so have these Breadsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey looked different when they started in 2013. And just like me, they look\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eslightly more mature now. Each chapter is an assortment of the comic strips\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edrawn over this period of time, and has been introduced with my ruminations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon that particular slice of life. More comic strips (I try to publish one every\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eweek during the school year) that are not included in this book, can be found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon www.breadsters.com or www.facebook.com\/thebreadsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each year of my high school presented its own unique set of joys, challenges, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand opportunities. But they also contributed magnificently in helping me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstand myself a bit better. As this self-awareness grew, my comics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecome more personal and specific. Friends, peers, and parents who followed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreadsters on social media reminded me, by their comments and messages, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat they were all going through similar struggles, turmoil, and milestones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were all in it together \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I hope this collection of comics helps every middle and high-schooler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremember this: Whatever you are feeling, you are not alone. It may feel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eisolating when you are staying up late to finish your homework, that you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare the only person working hard while the rest of the world is comfortably\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etucked away and sleeping (or worse, having fun ). Or you are the only person\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein conflict with your parents' overbearing restrictions. But, as the following\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomics prove, you're in good company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I hope you enjoy this labor of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758368424224,"sku":"9780999329702","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/693070ff91f8ff8ac9b6d60fb620acd8.webp?v=1780124048","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-breadsters-a-teenager-cartoons-the-high-school-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}