- Comedy
- Illustrated Chapter Books
- Ages 8–12
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Cringe Club is Emily-Jane Clark's laugh-out-loud tween comedy told entirely through group-chat messages, lists, emojis and Wotto's scribbled doodles - so reading it feels like snooping on someone's real phone. It follows Kennedy King, uprooted from the countryside to London after her parents' divorce, as she survives the daily indignities of Hellington High (aka HELL): mortifying nicknames, an arch-enemy in Harmony Bliss, wobbling long-distance friendships and a family that keeps reinventing itself. Fast, warm and very funny, the series turns friendship fallouts, blended-family life and everyday tween embarrassment into comedy with real heart. It sits squarely alongside Lottie Brooks, Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid as an accessible, confidence-building read for children moving into longer, chat-and-doodle-format books.
A laugh-out-loud tween comedy told entirely through group-chat messages, lists and doodles, as Kennedy King survives a mortifying new secondary school. Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Irreverent
- Warm
- Silly
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
2/ 5A working classic for readers in the know.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 3 books.
About the creator