Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid [Paperback]

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers thatthrough some horrible twist of fateher full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents) reveal a loophole. If Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed in softball without dropping the ball?

The author of theNew York Timesbest-selling Check, Please series, Ngozi Ukazu, returns with debut artist Madeline Rupert to bring an energetic young adult story about authenticity, old vs. new, and college failure. It also poses the question: Is art school worth it?

Ngozi Ukazuis a New York Times-bestselling author and the creator of Check, Please!, an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter ever. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing and The Arts, and later received a masters in sequential arts and comics. She enjoys trekking through nature, giving talks at colleges, and all things fandom. Since 2020, her cartoons have appeared inThe New Yorker.

Mad Rupertis less than 5 feet tall and lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. She got her start in online comics over ten years ago, and authors two ongoing webcomics:Sakana,a slice-of-life workplace comedy, andRobber-Robert,a sci-fi romance for mature readers. She has also worked extensively on comic adaptations of Cartoon Network properties likeAdventure Time, Regular Show, andSteven Universe. When not making comics, Mad enjoys spending time with her partner and their very old dog, going to the gym, and playing Minecraft. Mad is short for Madeline, shes not actually angry.

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