#bunt striking out on financial aid

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just got my signed copy of Bunt! in the mail from @ngoziu and @mynameismad !!! so excited to read it 😊💕

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Max: *sarcastically* Oh yeah. I can sense it. This Corner Store definitely has ghosts, 100 percent. Dad Puckett: No joke, half of why I chose to move to Mayview was all the ghosts! Max: ????

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My media this week (7-13 Apr 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 If This Is As Far As We Go (BeauRadley) - 124K, stucky no-powers AU - after a year of being phenomenal hookup buddies, bucky ends their arrangement & throws steve into a tailspin - slow burn, angsty, oblivious steve slowly realizing his true feelings, good supporting cast

😊 Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid (Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert) - cute graphic novel about art students forming a softball team to exploit a financial aid loophole

😍 Death in the Spires (KJ Charles, author; Tom Lawrence, narrator) - historical murder mystery set in 1905 Oxford - another KJC absolute banger: incredible sense of place, fantastic characters, perfectly done 'whodunnit' tension and a HIGHLY SATISFACTORY resolution. Loved every word

💖💖 +76K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

The Man, the Myth, the Legend (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: gen, 2.9K - Holster's beatboxing skills brings all the a capella groups to the Haus - a short, fun, funny, outsider POV fic

Say it louder for the people in the back (redhook) - MCU: shrinkyclinks, 14K - reread, forever fave - sometimes you just get a yearning to reread the best glory hole fic ever written

In Focus (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: zimbits, 6K - Jack's photography eye knows what's up before his conscious brain does

Entering Orbit (museaway) - Star Trek AOS: spirk, 30K - good post-AOS canon-divergent fic where Jim goes home to Iowa to escape the press & Spock joins him

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Hot Ones - Conan O'Brien

QI - series S, ep 13

Game Changer - s6, e5 {Bingoception}

Um, Actually - s9, e4

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Dawn of Justice" (s21, e14)

D20: Adventuring Party - "We're Running on 200%" (s16, e14)

Death In Paradise - s11, e4-8; s12 e0-8, s13 e0-8

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Working - How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #10: Of the Reaching Green

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep10 "Of the Reaching Green"

Short Wave - How Climate Change And Physics Affect Baseball

Consider This from NPR - Bad Omens Or The Cycle of Nature? How The Ancient World Viewed Eclipses

⭐ Armchair Expert - Anna Kendrick [Rerelease from 1/9/23]

Today, Explained - Is college still worth it?

The Sporkful - Jewish Food Is More Than Matzoh Balls

WikiHole - BEYONCÉ (with Zoë Chao, Nat Faxon and Poppy Liu)

⭐ All Songs Considered - Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic

In Defense of Fandom - Season 2 Episode 2: Putting my theory to the test

Dinner’s on Me - Orville Peck

⭐ Switched on Pop - Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery

⭐ 99% Invisible #577 - The Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant Persons

⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Ada Limón

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Brown Mountain Lights

Short Wave - The Order Your Siblings Were Born in May Play a Role in Identity and Sexuality

⭐ Code Switch - How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity

⭐ Decoder Ring - Can the “Bookazine” Save Magazines?

⭐ Imaginary Worlds - African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #11: Promises Promises

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep11 "Promises Promises"

What Next: TBD - Does Google Suck Now?

Short Wave - What To Know About The New EPA Rule Limiting 'Forever Chemicals' In Tap Water

Code Switch - Reflecting on the legacy of O.J. Simpson

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Atlas Obscura Live: Two Places And A Lie

Dear Prudence - I Lost a Lot of Weight and Now I Enjoy Being a Mean Girl. Help!

It's Been a Minute - The car culture wars; plus, the problem with child stars

Endless Thread - RIP Lil Miquela

Shedunnit - You Probably Imagined It!

Armchair Expert - John Cena

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - [One Shot] A County Affair: Prologue

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting Bonnie Raitt

Lowrider Oldies

Huge House Anthems

Djo

Classic Soul BBQ

A LA SALA [Khruangbin] {2024}

Presenting Khruangbin

Happy Beats

'80s One-Hit Wonders

Feel-Good Classic Rock

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New Releases of February!

I thought it’d be cool to start putting together a list of the new releases on my tbr for each month! These are the new releases in February that I’m looking forward to :)

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Sometimes I read a really really good comic and I realize maybe I just want to make comics forever and then I realize that means I have to make comics forever and I’m like fuck,,,,,,

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in February 2024

🌈 Good afternoon, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson 🧡 The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence 💛 Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada 💚 Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine 💙 A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair 💜 Clarion Call by Cayla Fay ❤️ Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman 🧡 The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton 💛 Truthfully, Yours by Caden Armstrong 💙 Outsider by Jade du Preez 💜 Cross My Candy Heart by A.C. Thomas 🌈 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

❤️ An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson 🧡 The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older 💛 Never a Bridesmaid by Spencer Greene 💚 The Rewind by Nicole Stiling 💙 Good Christian Girls by Elizabeth Bradshaw 💜 The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha ❤️ The Terrible by Tessa Crowley 🧡 Blood Rage by Ileandra Young 💛 Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose 💙 Sign Me Up by C.H. Williams 💜 Ways and Means by Daniel Lefferts 🌈 Peaceful in the Dark by A.A. Fairview

❤️ We Are Only Ghosts by Jeffrey L. Richards 🧡 Dead Ringer by Robyn Nyx 💛 Somacultural Liberation by Dr. Roger Kuhn 💚 Stormbringer by Erinn Harper 💙 A Saga of Shields & Shadows by A.J. Shirley 💜 Ghost Town by R.E. Ward ❤️ I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante 🧡 The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor 💛 Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr 💙 Bloom by N.R. Walker 💜 Entwined by Alex Alberto 🌈 Queer Newark edited by Whitney Strub

❤️ Tristan by Jesse Roman 🧡 How to Live Free in a Dangerous World by Shayla Lawson 💛 Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos 💚 Of Socialites & Prizefights by Arden Powell 💙 Lost Harbor by Kimberly Cooper Griffin 💜 Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee ❤️ Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert 🧡 How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly 💛 Blackmailer’s Delight by David Lawrence 💙 Tile M for Murder by Felicia Carparelli 💜 Impulse Buy by Jae 🌈 Live for You, Die With You by Kalob Dàniel

❤️ Fairest of All by A.D. Ellis 🧡 Goddess of the Sea by Britney Jackson 💛 A Taste of Earth by Nico Silver 💚 The Moorings of Mackerel Sky by M.Z. Emily Zack 💙 How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith 💜 V is for Valentine by Thomas Grant Bruso ❤️ Crushed Ice by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James 🧡 When Tomorrow Comes by D. Jackson Leigh 💛 Bugsy & Other Stories by Rafael Frumkin 💙 The White and Blue Between Us by Kiyuhiko 💜 Guide Us Home by CF Frizzell & Jesse J. Thoma 🌈 The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett

❤️ Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender 🧡 Heart2Heart edited by Annabeth Albert 💛 No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub 💚 Bless the Blood by Walela Nehanda 💙 Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter 💜 Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops ❤️ Prove It by Stephanie Hoyt 🧡 Mewing by Chloe Spencer 💛 Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault 💙 Born of Scourge by S. Jean 💜 Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb 🌈 To Cage a God by Elizabeth May

❤️ Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly 🧡 What Feasts At Night by T. Kingfisher 💛 You Had Me at Merlot by Melissa Brayden 💚 Turning Point by Cathy Dunnell 💙 For the Stolen Fates by Gwendolyn Clare 💜 Season of Eclipse by Terry Wolverton ❤️ These Haunted Hills by Jana Denardo 🧡 Samson & Domingo by Gume Laurel III 💛 Lies that Bind by Rae Knowles & April Yates 💙 We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller 💜 The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa 🌈 Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

❤️ Out There by Iris Eliot 🧡 At Her Service by Amy Spalding 💛 Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

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Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert First Second

Publisher Summary: 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 that—through some horrible twist of fate—her 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?

My Thoughts: When I cast around to get my thoughts about Bunt! the word that pops up is fun. Molly and the rest of the crew are stressed out art folks, but there is a lot of humor winding through their days. I love the bright cover that really gives a good hint of what's to come.

There's a lot going on in the pages with so many characters, art, softball, and navigating the payment of tuition. Though so much is happening around them, there is still a steady stream of reasons to chuckle especially in the conversations between Molly and Ryan. He's one of the people in her life that she can rely on along with her moms, but she also draws in an interesting assortment of students for the team. They each have their unique interests and personalities.

Molly is so full of enthusiasm about architecture and the history of her community that you can't help but hope the best for her in both art and the softball that could solve her financial issues. Those issues are greatly related to the art school. It's definitely a sore point that they use Molly to advertise their school while simultaneously jerking the rug out from under her.

As someone who needed loans, grants, and scholarships and sometimes couldn't cover tuition, I had a difficult time suspending my disbelief around some of the financial situations. Eventually I decided that I would just forget the realities about the mechanics of it and enjoy this in the spirit of playfulness that the authors created.

Recommendation: Get it soon if you are looking for a fun read related to art or sports. It's quirky and enjoyable. The vibrant art is cheerful and reading the emotions of the characters is quite entertaining. They are all feeling so much and expressing a lot.

Extras:

Author interview at The Beat

Author Event with Books Are Magic

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Read in March

audio favourites

The City of Stardust - 3

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston - 4

The Survivor Stands - 4

Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks - 3.25

Yours Celestially - 4.25

From The Dark We Came - 4

The Saint of Bright Doors - 4.75

Those Beyond The Wall - 4.25

The Truth of the Aleke - 3.75

The Invocations - 4.25

Rose/House - 4

Sugarsnap - 4

Sir Callie and the Dragon’s Roost - 4

Sweethearts - 4

The Scapegracers - 5 (reread)

Enter Ghost - 4.25

The Scratch Daughters - 5 (reread)

The Once and Future Witches - 4

The Feast Makers - 5 (reread - still the arc copy lol)

Tender Beasts - 3.5

graphic novels

Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid - 5

The Golden Hour - 4.5

It’s Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth - 5

The Gulf - 4

Eat The Rich - 4.25

Sunflowers - 5

A For Effort - 3.75

DNF

Lore of the Wilds

Legacy of the Vermillion Blade

The Rage of Dragons

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Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid is a fun misfit sports story

Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid is a fun misfit sports story #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #ncbd

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 that―through some horrible twist of fate―her 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…

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Bunt! Striking Out On Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert

Source: Netgalley – Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A fun ride trying to fix financial aid gone bad. As both an art kid and one who depended on Financial Aid this hit and was hilarious. Plot: I really enjoyed this. I still have dreams about college and realizing I’m missing classes or aid so this was fun for me!Characters: A lot of hilarious characters, none of them were super deep but the…

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Isaac: Forget everything I said. You're allowed to be excited for eighth grade. I'm a jaded old man. Isabel: You're 11 months older than me?? Isaac: My soul is withered.

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bunt was so fucking good. like I remember reading the check please books and thinking that they were really good but still had a webtoon vibe that didn’t fully translate to a book. I mean I still loved the characters and premise and stuff enough to obsess over it but like there was one thing that made me give it a slightly lower star rating and it was that. Bunt had everything I loved about check please but I personally thought the pacing was better AND I even liked the storyline a little more. I love it so much

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February 2024 Young Adult Book Releases

🦇 Good afternoon, my bookish bats. I hope you're bundled up with a fur baby, hot bev, and good book as you ward off this (lovely) chilly weather. No TBR is complete without a few young adult novels, and plenty were released in January! Here are a few YA releases to consider adding to your shelves.

🩷 February 6 🩷 ✨ All This Twisted Glory by Taherah Mafi ✨ ASAP by Axie Oh ✨ I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang ✨ No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub ✨ Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn ✨ Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops ✨ How The Boogeyman Became A Poet by Tony Keith Jr. ✨ Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry by Abby Elenko ✨ Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender ✨ Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada ✨ Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories by Various ✨ The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton ✨ Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos ✨ King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green ✨ Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo ✨ These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang ✨ The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder ✨ Clarion Call by Cayla Fay ✨ Out of Body by Nia Davenport

🩷 February 13 🩷 ✨ The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna ✨ A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai ✨ This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill ✨ With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer ✨ Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu, Mad Rupert ✨ The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala ✨ Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley ✨ The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

🩷 February 20 🩷 ✨ A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal ✨ The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert ✨ Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli ✨ The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa ✨ We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller ✨ The Someday Daughter by Ellen O'Clover ✨ Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle ✨ My Throat an Open Grave by Tori Bovalino

🩷 February 27 🩷 ✨ Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard ✨ Illusions of Fire by Nisha Sharma ✨ Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury ✨ Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana ✨ Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye ✨ Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

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thinking abt how in bunt, the three dropouts are the ones you’d expect to exemplify pica the most- someone from the Peachtree line, the daughter of the headmaster, and the person on the front of the viewbook. And about how Molly was the textbook Pica student and the straw that broke the camel’s back was the destruction of old buildings when the preservation of them was one of the things abt Pics that meant the most to her.

anyway everyone go read it you won’t regret it