Frankie's Summer

Determined to make friends at her new school, a girl dons a hot dog mascot costume to earn enough money to throw the perfect party in this hilarious and achingly true-to-life middle grade graphic novel from the beloved and award-winning creators of Duel.

Popular Frankie’s middle school life turns upside down when her family’s hot dog restaurant goes up in literal flames and they move to a new neighborhood with a different school. Suddenly she’s the new kid trying to figure out who her friends are when the classmates she likes most are decidedly uncool and the popular kids are kind of mean.

Frankie’s determined to win everyone over with an extravagant, super fun birthday blowout. But to earn the money for her party, she’ll have to spend her summer dressed as a giant hot dog mascot for her quirky family’s new food truck. Will Frankie’s brat summer doom her to be a loser or will she discover that wieners never quit?