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Chunky Goes to Camp
Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war.
Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi's artwork lands him in detention again, his parents decide a change is needed when summer arrives, and they sentence him to four weeks at summer camp.
Hudi is hesitant about Camp Green--a Jewish sleepaway camp in the blazing Texas desert. At least he still has Chunky. Then Hudi meets Pepe, a fellow camper who's also Latinx, Jewish, and a comedian like Hudi, and who--get this--can also see Chunky! What?! The rest of Hudi's bunkmates are also a motley crew of misfits. Has Hudi finally found his people?
This new friendship with Pepe leads Hudi and Chunky into all kinds of hijinks, including a prank war with a few rival campers: the rich, preppy trio of Joshes. Hudi soon realizes that Pepe is driven by more than just making people laugh and he's not telling Hudi the truth. As the pranks escalate further than Hudi wants, he's at risk of getting labeled a troublemaker again--can Chunky help Hudi save this new friendship? Or will it flame out?
Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi's artwork lands him in detention again, his parents decide a change is needed when summer arrives, and they sentence him to four weeks at summer camp.
Hudi is hesitant about Camp Green--a Jewish sleepaway camp in the blazing Texas desert. At least he still has Chunky. Then Hudi meets Pepe, a fellow camper who's also Latinx, Jewish, and a comedian like Hudi, and who--get this--can also see Chunky! What?! The rest of Hudi's bunkmates are also a motley crew of misfits. Has Hudi finally found his people?
This new friendship with Pepe leads Hudi and Chunky into all kinds of hijinks, including a prank war with a few rival campers: the rich, preppy trio of Joshes. Hudi soon realizes that Pepe is driven by more than just making people laugh and he's not telling Hudi the truth. As the pranks escalate further than Hudi wants, he's at risk of getting labeled a troublemaker again--can Chunky help Hudi save this new friendship? Or will it flame out?
208 pages, Paperback
Published June 14, 2022
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Yehudi Mercado
47 books45 followersYehudi Mercado is a former pizza delivery driver and art director for Disney Interactive. He is currently a writer-artist-director living in Los Angeles by way of Austin Texas.
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July 24, 2022
"When I tell people I'm a Mexican Jew, they look at me like I told them I'm a Bigfoot who is also a Loch Ness monster." pg. 185
Hudi Mercado is back! This is the sequel to Chunky. It's a graphic novel about a fictionalized version of the author's childhood.
This year, Hudi is still funny, still making everyone laugh. Despite this, he doesn't have any friends except for his imaginary friend, Chunky. The problem is that his jokes are getting him labeled as a 'troublemaker' with teachers, and worse, the Vice Principal - who paddles students.
It's 1986 Texas.
Hudi gets sent by his parents to a Jewish summer camp. He's shocked and a bit threatened when he finds out there is ANOTHER funny Jewish Latino at camp - Pepe. But his fears are assuaged when he realizes that he and Pepe really get along well and understand each other. They bond together and challenge the rich, preppy "Joshes" to a prank war. This gets out of hand, though, when it becomes apparent that Pepe has a lot of rage which funnels into criminal (or at least rule-breaking) tendencies.
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It's not often I run into Jewish Latinos in fiction (Hudi is Mexican and Pepe is Colombian), and when I do it is in Children's fiction. Mercado crafts a funny, kind boy who is easygoing and easy to root for.
It's also interesting to see and address what happens once a kid is labeled 'bad' - a hard label to escape and one that carries a lot of judgment and consequences. Similar themes can be found in the excellent classic There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. Chunky doesn't have a mean bone in his body - a contrast with most books involving 'bad boys,' but his sense of humor (defense mechanism and passion) can sometimes rub people the wrong way, or give the wrong impression - especially to adults. He even gets accused of being in a 'Mexican gang,' a concept so ludicrous to anyone who even knows the bare minimum about this kid. He takes it all in stride. As I said in my review of the first book, even though this kid has plenty of reason to be angry, hurt, and lash out, he never does. Unlike his new friend Pepe.
TL;DR Interesting book, I feel like Hudi is genuinely funny and relatable. Kids will enjoy it. The imaginary friend character is completely unnecessary and has nothing really to do with the plot. It's more about what to do if you have a friend whom you feel loyal to but who makes bad decisions, dealing with being profiled and bullied due to your ethnicity, and how some people use humor to cope with life.
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
Hudi Mercado is back! This is the sequel to Chunky. It's a graphic novel about a fictionalized version of the author's childhood.
This year, Hudi is still funny, still making everyone laugh. Despite this, he doesn't have any friends except for his imaginary friend, Chunky. The problem is that his jokes are getting him labeled as a 'troublemaker' with teachers, and worse, the Vice Principal - who paddles students.
It's 1986 Texas.
Hudi gets sent by his parents to a Jewish summer camp. He's shocked and a bit threatened when he finds out there is ANOTHER funny Jewish Latino at camp - Pepe. But his fears are assuaged when he realizes that he and Pepe really get along well and understand each other. They bond together and challenge the rich, preppy "Joshes" to a prank war. This gets out of hand, though, when it becomes apparent that Pepe has a lot of rage which funnels into criminal (or at least rule-breaking) tendencies.
...
It's not often I run into Jewish Latinos in fiction (Hudi is Mexican and Pepe is Colombian), and when I do it is in Children's fiction. Mercado crafts a funny, kind boy who is easygoing and easy to root for.
It's also interesting to see and address what happens once a kid is labeled 'bad' - a hard label to escape and one that carries a lot of judgment and consequences. Similar themes can be found in the excellent classic There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. Chunky doesn't have a mean bone in his body - a contrast with most books involving 'bad boys,' but his sense of humor (defense mechanism and passion) can sometimes rub people the wrong way, or give the wrong impression - especially to adults. He even gets accused of being in a 'Mexican gang,' a concept so ludicrous to anyone who even knows the bare minimum about this kid. He takes it all in stride. As I said in my review of the first book, even though this kid has plenty of reason to be angry, hurt, and lash out, he never does. Unlike his new friend Pepe.
TL;DR Interesting book, I feel like Hudi is genuinely funny and relatable. Kids will enjoy it. The imaginary friend character is completely unnecessary and has nothing really to do with the plot. It's more about what to do if you have a friend whom you feel loyal to but who makes bad decisions, dealing with being profiled and bullied due to your ethnicity, and how some people use humor to cope with life.
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
July 25, 2022
3.5. After just finishing The Wild Ones and Chunky, how could I not now tackle their literary love child, Chunky Goes To Camp?? Again, a comical memoir of an overweight Latinx-Jewish boy who’s embracing self-acceptance and finding his “people” at summer camp. Drawn from real life incidents in the author’s life, which makes it fun. I’d bet these Hudi books would be very popular with middle graders.
May 19, 2023
Man, i love friends.
There were still some references in this book that I don’t think a modern 9-12 year old audience would connect with (although the Weird Al movie DID just come out so who knows) but they didn’t overshadow the rest of the story like they did for me in the last book. I really loved the point this book made about “troubled” youth, stereotyping, and children longing for attention. Go off Chunky!
There were still some references in this book that I don’t think a modern 9-12 year old audience would connect with (although the Weird Al movie DID just come out so who knows) but they didn’t overshadow the rest of the story like they did for me in the last book. I really loved the point this book made about “troubled” youth, stereotyping, and children longing for attention. Go off Chunky!
July 11, 2022
Hudi and Chunky are so much fun! Off to Green Camp after a school year plagued with detentions sounds like torture for Hudi but it could be fun w/Chunky by his side. The shenanigans, friendships and learning experiences will keep you reading! I love, love, love the notes at the end with connections to Yehudi’s childhood and his buddy, Pepe!
October 28, 2022
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Hudi, who struggled with a variety of sports at the behest of his father in Chunky, has gotten into a lot of trouble at school with the assistant principal, Mr. Hyatt. Always one to try to make people laugh, Hudi is on all the teachers' radars and starts getting in trouble for inoffensive things, like drawing cartoons that make Mr. Hyatt accuse him of being in a Mexican gang. His parents warn him that he needs to watch himself, but he doesn't quite get it. At the end of the year, they don't feel that he can be trusted at home during the summer while they are working, so give him the choice between a sports camp and one for Jewish kids. He picks Camp Green as the lesser of two evils, especially since he knows some kids who attend. The bus ride in is tough, and he's super sad about misses all of the new movie releases in the theaters (which puts this firmly in the summer of 1986, since Ferris Buehler's Day Off is one of the titles to which he is looking forward), and he has concerns about the preppy Joshes. His cabin mates seem cool, though, and he makes friends with Pepe, another Mexican American Jewis kid who likes to tell jokes; their similarities explain why Pepe can also see Chunky. There are typical camp shenanigans, and characters like a suspicious looking maintenance man, but Hudi manages to have a decent time at camp.
Strengths: Graphic novel memoirs are a good way to show different points of time, and the experiences of authors and illustrators. I'm a big fan of Tattuli's Short and Skinny and Copeland's Cub, since the pictures make these books more appealing to young readers who might not otherwise want to read about 1986. The summer camp experience is something kids like to read about even if they don't get to experience it. It's an interesting time to reinvent oneself, and since Hudi's experiences in the first book centered about self identity, this is a perfect chance for him to try other versions of himself. It's also fun that he meets Pepe, who has such a similar background, and there's even a note from the REAL Pepe at the back of the book. A humorous and entertaining read.
Weaknesses: Still not a huge fan of Chunky, especially since he has such a small role in this book.
What I really think: The first book has been really popular with my students, so I suspect this second book will be as well. I was surprised to see a picture of Mercado as a tween at the back of the book; compared to today's children, he looks downright thin, so the illustrations with the protruding tummy don't seem true-to-life!
Hudi, who struggled with a variety of sports at the behest of his father in Chunky, has gotten into a lot of trouble at school with the assistant principal, Mr. Hyatt. Always one to try to make people laugh, Hudi is on all the teachers' radars and starts getting in trouble for inoffensive things, like drawing cartoons that make Mr. Hyatt accuse him of being in a Mexican gang. His parents warn him that he needs to watch himself, but he doesn't quite get it. At the end of the year, they don't feel that he can be trusted at home during the summer while they are working, so give him the choice between a sports camp and one for Jewish kids. He picks Camp Green as the lesser of two evils, especially since he knows some kids who attend. The bus ride in is tough, and he's super sad about misses all of the new movie releases in the theaters (which puts this firmly in the summer of 1986, since Ferris Buehler's Day Off is one of the titles to which he is looking forward), and he has concerns about the preppy Joshes. His cabin mates seem cool, though, and he makes friends with Pepe, another Mexican American Jewis kid who likes to tell jokes; their similarities explain why Pepe can also see Chunky. There are typical camp shenanigans, and characters like a suspicious looking maintenance man, but Hudi manages to have a decent time at camp.
Strengths: Graphic novel memoirs are a good way to show different points of time, and the experiences of authors and illustrators. I'm a big fan of Tattuli's Short and Skinny and Copeland's Cub, since the pictures make these books more appealing to young readers who might not otherwise want to read about 1986. The summer camp experience is something kids like to read about even if they don't get to experience it. It's an interesting time to reinvent oneself, and since Hudi's experiences in the first book centered about self identity, this is a perfect chance for him to try other versions of himself. It's also fun that he meets Pepe, who has such a similar background, and there's even a note from the REAL Pepe at the back of the book. A humorous and entertaining read.
Weaknesses: Still not a huge fan of Chunky, especially since he has such a small role in this book.
What I really think: The first book has been really popular with my students, so I suspect this second book will be as well. I was surprised to see a picture of Mercado as a tween at the back of the book; compared to today's children, he looks downright thin, so the illustrations with the protruding tummy don't seem true-to-life!
September 22, 2022
The new Vice Principal at his school decides that Hudi must be a troublemaker based on a drawing that he thinks looks like a gang (it's supposed to be a funny group of rodents) and therefore Hudi must be responsible for the gang sign that was painted on the school building and he's given detention. Once he's in detention once, he's labeled a bad kid and soon Hudi finds several teachers finding nefarious motives behind all sorts of things he does. Summer break brings relief but then Hudi is sent off to Jewish camp. Hudi is sure he'll spend the whole summer in the infirmary and dying of heat stroke. He knows no one and is worry about finding friends, but then on the first day of camp he runs into another Jewish/Mexican kid! And not only that, Pepe is also a wannabe comedian, and he can see Chunky! Hudi and Pepe instantly hit it off. Pepe declares a prank war against the Joshes (the cool guys at camp). At first the pranks are fun and harmless, but then Hudi starts to notice a dark side to Pepe and the pranks he wants to pull. Can Hudi stop the pranks before they get too bad?
This is biographical fiction. Hudi has an imaginary friend, Chunky, who is very much a part of the action, and in the back Hudi clarifies that Chunky is taking the place many times of another friend he left out of the story. Pepe is based on a real friend (who actually has a note in the back of the book) who was working through some issues during this summer. The guys clarify in the back of the book what really happened and what was made up for this book. Kids will enjoy Hudi's misadventures at camp. Pepe's story is one that may resonate with some kids who feel like they need to act out to get attention. It's also a good read for teachers, with a reminder to see the real kid in front of us and not just the rumored persona. I liked the details about unique Jewish aspects of the camp. Fans of the first book in this graphic novel series will definitely enjoy this 2nd one, and graphic novel fans will gobble it up.
Notes on content: No language issues (swears are bleeped out). No sexual content. There's a potentially dangerous situation with kids out in a serious lightning storm. One of the kids damages some property to get attention/because he doesn't know what to do with his feelings. One of the kids mentions wanting to smoke but Hudi knows this is not good.
This is biographical fiction. Hudi has an imaginary friend, Chunky, who is very much a part of the action, and in the back Hudi clarifies that Chunky is taking the place many times of another friend he left out of the story. Pepe is based on a real friend (who actually has a note in the back of the book) who was working through some issues during this summer. The guys clarify in the back of the book what really happened and what was made up for this book. Kids will enjoy Hudi's misadventures at camp. Pepe's story is one that may resonate with some kids who feel like they need to act out to get attention. It's also a good read for teachers, with a reminder to see the real kid in front of us and not just the rumored persona. I liked the details about unique Jewish aspects of the camp. Fans of the first book in this graphic novel series will definitely enjoy this 2nd one, and graphic novel fans will gobble it up.
Notes on content: No language issues (swears are bleeped out). No sexual content. There's a potentially dangerous situation with kids out in a serious lightning storm. One of the kids damages some property to get attention/because he doesn't know what to do with his feelings. One of the kids mentions wanting to smoke but Hudi knows this is not good.
January 23, 2023
Hudi is a comedian at heart and a little quirky too. He can make people laugh, but he can't quite fit in or find anyone who really gets him (except for his imaginary friend, Chunky). At school, he somehow gets tagged by the teachers as a trouble maker, although he doesn't really do anything to justify that reputation that seems to follow him everywhere now, or at least with the teachers. Detention has become a regular place for him and as a result, his parents send him to a Jewish summer camp to keep him out of trouble over the summer.
At camp, Hudi meets Pepe, a fellow Latino Jew, who is also a comedian and the only other person that can also see Chunky! Camp becomes a whole new world for Hudi as he meets more of his people, other misfits, who just happen to be his cabin mates. However, Pepe has his own personal issues he's going through, and there are things that Hudi is agreeing to do that Chunky warns may not be the best idea. Will Hudi get pulled into antics that will really turm him into a trouble maker?
This is based off the true story of the author and his close friend Pepe, a boy he did meet at summer camp. Chunky actually represents another of his close friends as well. I appreciated this book for the reminder that it gives us to not so quickly label kids and to not let those labels stick and therefore bias us against seeing kids for who they really are. It's also a good reminder that everyone has a back story, and often times if that is overlooked, the opportunity to see the real person can be missed.
At camp, Hudi meets Pepe, a fellow Latino Jew, who is also a comedian and the only other person that can also see Chunky! Camp becomes a whole new world for Hudi as he meets more of his people, other misfits, who just happen to be his cabin mates. However, Pepe has his own personal issues he's going through, and there are things that Hudi is agreeing to do that Chunky warns may not be the best idea. Will Hudi get pulled into antics that will really turm him into a trouble maker?
This is based off the true story of the author and his close friend Pepe, a boy he did meet at summer camp. Chunky actually represents another of his close friends as well. I appreciated this book for the reminder that it gives us to not so quickly label kids and to not let those labels stick and therefore bias us against seeing kids for who they really are. It's also a good reminder that everyone has a back story, and often times if that is overlooked, the opportunity to see the real person can be missed.
July 3, 2022
Your favorite overweight Mexican Jew is back and headed off to camp!
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Hudi has grown to love the parts of him that make him special such as his comedy and art, but when his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble at school, his parents send him to Jewish sleep away camp for a month during summer. Hudi takes his imaginary friend, Chunky, with him and for the first time ever another boy can see Chunky too! Meet Pepe, a fellow camper who is Latinx and Jewish—just like Hudi! He’s also into stand up comedy and hangs out with a group of misfits that Hudi connects with immediately. When a prank war has Hudi getting into trouble again he worries if Pepe is a good influence for him.
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Chunky might be one of my top graphic novels ever. @supermercadocomics has created something unique and special with Hudi & Chunky. I can’t keep the first in the series on my middle school library shelf! The fact that it’s also set in Texas allows for even more connection between the book and students on my campus. We loved have Chunky on the #MaverickList in TX! I adore Hudi and hope this is the start of many more to come in this series!
CW: bullying, parental abandonment, threat of corporal punishment
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Hudi has grown to love the parts of him that make him special such as his comedy and art, but when his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble at school, his parents send him to Jewish sleep away camp for a month during summer. Hudi takes his imaginary friend, Chunky, with him and for the first time ever another boy can see Chunky too! Meet Pepe, a fellow camper who is Latinx and Jewish—just like Hudi! He’s also into stand up comedy and hangs out with a group of misfits that Hudi connects with immediately. When a prank war has Hudi getting into trouble again he worries if Pepe is a good influence for him.
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Chunky might be one of my top graphic novels ever. @supermercadocomics has created something unique and special with Hudi & Chunky. I can’t keep the first in the series on my middle school library shelf! The fact that it’s also set in Texas allows for even more connection between the book and students on my campus. We loved have Chunky on the #MaverickList in TX! I adore Hudi and hope this is the start of many more to come in this series!
CW: bullying, parental abandonment, threat of corporal punishment
August 8, 2022
Quite fun for me, a child of the 70s and teen in the 80s, but are MG GN readers in 2022 appreciating all these autobiographical stories from middle aged authors/artists? Or are they just reading them as realistic fiction because Raina Telgemeier cannot create books fast enough for the endless demand? Unlike Shannon Hale's memoir GNs, Chunky tends toward YA and includes some references that most kids will possibly miss unless they've listened closely to their parents' (grandparents?) stories about their childhood/adolescence. "The only music my parents listen to are Donna Summer and Hooked on Phonics."
Hudi, our Jewish Latino MC, is sentenced to summer camp for Jewish kids after a hilarious trial. His fuchsia imaginary friend is always nearby.
Court: "Let's start from the beginning... state your name for the record."
"My name is Hudi, and I'd like a Weird Al record."
Also...
Court: "Mr. Mercado, do you expect the court to believe that public school faculty members were given permission to strike students?"
"I'd like to remind the court that this is Texas."
Hudi, our Jewish Latino MC, is sentenced to summer camp for Jewish kids after a hilarious trial. His fuchsia imaginary friend is always nearby.
Court: "Let's start from the beginning... state your name for the record."
"My name is Hudi, and I'd like a Weird Al record."
Also...
Court: "Mr. Mercado, do you expect the court to believe that public school faculty members were given permission to strike students?"
"I'd like to remind the court that this is Texas."
June 4, 2025
Another great read about the trials and tribulations of a middle-grade, Jewish-Mexican kid that has an incredible sense of humor and a supportive imaginary friend to help him through.
This story picks up shortly after the first book. Hudi has found himself through comedy and acting, but his teachers and vice principal don’t get him or know how to handle his antics, so they continually send him to detention. At the end of the school year even his parents are concerned and decide to send him to a Jewish summer camp to keep him out of trouble.
During his time at camp Hudi makes a best friend, and many other friends, and learns that supporting your friend doesn’t always mean making poor choices.
I actually enjoyed this book much more than the first, and it was very apropos to read a book about summer camp right at the beginning of summer. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers.
This story picks up shortly after the first book. Hudi has found himself through comedy and acting, but his teachers and vice principal don’t get him or know how to handle his antics, so they continually send him to detention. At the end of the school year even his parents are concerned and decide to send him to a Jewish summer camp to keep him out of trouble.
During his time at camp Hudi makes a best friend, and many other friends, and learns that supporting your friend doesn’t always mean making poor choices.
I actually enjoyed this book much more than the first, and it was very apropos to read a book about summer camp right at the beginning of summer. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers.
June 30, 2022
Hudi’s finally found himself and embraced the joy he’s discovered in creating art and comedy. But…his teachers at school don’t appreciate his class clown antics, and detention becomes a routine Hudi gets to know all too well.
When his parents decide to send him away for four weeks to a Jewish sleep away camp in the middle of a blazing Texas, Hudi’s not sure he’ll survive. And then he meets Pepe, another camper who’s also Latinx, Jewish, funny, and can also SEE CHUNKY!
When a prank war with “the Joshes” ensues, Hudi realizes that Pepe may not be exactly who he says he is, and he must decide if this new friendship is worth saving.
Based on the real life adventures of the author, be sure to read the notes at the end of the book.
Highly recommend this sequel!
When his parents decide to send him away for four weeks to a Jewish sleep away camp in the middle of a blazing Texas, Hudi’s not sure he’ll survive. And then he meets Pepe, another camper who’s also Latinx, Jewish, funny, and can also SEE CHUNKY!
When a prank war with “the Joshes” ensues, Hudi realizes that Pepe may not be exactly who he says he is, and he must decide if this new friendship is worth saving.
Based on the real life adventures of the author, be sure to read the notes at the end of the book.
Highly recommend this sequel!
August 12, 2025
This summer I am working through the top 10 books from the elementary school library where I work and the copies of Chunky are always so well loved, and now I see why! As someone who absolutely adores Raina Telegmeier’s memoirs, Mercado hits those same notes of poignant and hilarious gen-X/elder millennial nostalgia so similar to reading Smile and Sisters. There are so many great lessons woven into his narratives that aren’t heavy handed about staying true to yourself, your uniqueness is a strength, as well as the importance kindness and empathy. Hilarious and sweet, I highly recommend these for all ages.
January 29, 2023
Lydia and Layla both read this book and I did too.
I liked this one better then first one but it's still very similar to the first book with a mascot and Hudi being misunderstood and also the reader learning a lesson along with Hudi.
This would be really good book to give to a reader who is going to summer camp for the first time. And someone hasn't found "their people" yet. This is a great story about being open to possibilities but still trying to stay true to who you are too.
I liked this one better then first one but it's still very similar to the first book with a mascot and Hudi being misunderstood and also the reader learning a lesson along with Hudi.
This would be really good book to give to a reader who is going to summer camp for the first time. And someone hasn't found "their people" yet. This is a great story about being open to possibilities but still trying to stay true to who you are too.
June 2, 2025
The second in the Chunky series, Mercardo goes to camp! A romp of a time that includes the outdoors, the camp experience, pranks, jokes, and a whole lot of excitement at the Jewish summer camp for four weeks.
It has the same self-deprecating humor as the first as well as the vivid colors and expressive situations that provide an entertaining look at Mercado's summer camp experience (that he explains in partly his and partly his friend's) from childhood.
It has the same self-deprecating humor as the first as well as the vivid colors and expressive situations that provide an entertaining look at Mercado's summer camp experience (that he explains in partly his and partly his friend's) from childhood.
July 25, 2022
Much better than the first book. While Chunky still isn’t really needed, he helped move the story along in a way that felt natural this time. Pepe’s shenanigans and the backstory behind them were great, and I think a lot of kids will relate to it as well as wrongfully being marked "troublemaker."
3.5
3.5
August 15, 2022
I greatly enjoyed the first book in this series, and was excited to read the sequel. It was lots of fun, with snappy dialogue, laugh-out-loud humor, and thoughtful messages about friendship, identity, and overcoming unfair labels. The only content concerns involve bleeped bad words and some euphemisms, including one for the f-word.
At the end of the book, the author shares some additional reflections about this fictionalized version of his childhood, and he also shares some photos. I really enjoyed this, and hope that there will be more books in this series.
At the end of the book, the author shares some additional reflections about this fictionalized version of his childhood, and he also shares some photos. I really enjoyed this, and hope that there will be more books in this series.
October 22, 2022
Once again we are brought back to the world of Hudi and Chunky but this time school has ended and summer has begun. I really felt for Hudi trying to figure where he fit in and the importance of finding one friend who just really gets you. (Now only if that could have happened at school instead of so many detentions…that part was rough to read as a teacher.)
December 1, 2022
Fun. Less episodic, but with a similar thematic device, than the previöus volume. Great characterization thruöut, funny while still beïng meaningful. Most enjoyable when read with the kids (5 and 9), tho I’dn’t’ve been disappointed if I’d read it on my own either.
June 10, 2023
One of my younger grands recommended the book Chunky to me which I found to be quite a fun read. When I saw this one on the library shelf, I decided to give it a go. Started it this morning when I was riding my stationary bike and finished it later today. It's a graphic novel about Hudi and Chunky going to summer camp.
July 12, 2022
Took me a bit longer to get into the groove of this book compared to the first one but I still enjoyed it. Finding your people while also fighting the prejudice hudi faced as a "troublemaker" was refreshing. Hopefully we see more of Kooky in the future.
November 27, 2022
Has a good storyline, but with the inclusion of an imaginary friend it takes the reader out of reality. This book is classified in J 92, but I'm not sure it quite fits as a biography with so many imaginary parts.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a book I liked, but wouldn't recommend as a must read to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a book I liked, but wouldn't recommend as a must read to others
September 27, 2023
This was so much fun! I loved the first one, so I’m glad the second one was just as great! I love the important lessons in the story and how it still has that fun, fictional element with Chunky as he bases it on his own experiences.
June 29, 2022
The art, storyline, and deeper messages make this book (and the 1st one) so good.
July 3, 2022
Loved it!
July 20, 2022
A fun middle grade graphic novel, great summer read!
August 4, 2022
Really cute and funny. Loved that it’s taken directly from the creator’s childhood. Some of the plot and action felt uneven.
August 9, 2022
This series is so funny!! I swear they are more for adults than they are for kids! Also the notes at the end about the real life “characters” are so sweet!
August 14, 2022
A graphic novel sequel full of characters I love, that includes camp games and a celebration of finding your people? Solid yes to this middle grade book over and over again.
August 28, 2022
I liked the first one better, but this was still cute too.
September 28, 2022
Entertaining graphic novel about Chunky’s summer at camp. Not as funny as the first book, but still full of his signature humor.
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