Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong is a humorous graphic novel for young adults, following the unlikely friendship between Nate, the neurotic president of the robotics club, and Charlie, the laid-back basketball captain. Their bond is tested when a school funding crisis forces the robotics club into a 'war' with the cheerleaders. The conflict escalates to absurd lengths, including running away from home to enter a robot death match for prize money. This book explores themes of friendship, rivalry, perseverance, and the ethics of competition, all wrapped in a fast-paced, irreverent package perfect for ages 12-18.

You wouldn't expect Nate and Charlie to be friends. Charlie's the laid-back captain of the basketball team, and Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. But they are friends, however unlikely—until Nate declares war on the cheerleaders. At stake is funding that will either cover a robotics competition or new cheerleading uniforms—but not both. It's only going to get worse: after both parties are stripped of their funding on grounds of abominable misbehavior, Nate enrolls the club's robot in a battlebot competition in a desperate bid for prize money. Bad sportsmanship? Sure. Chainsaws? Why not. Running away from home on Thanksgiving to illicitly enter a televised robot death match? Of course! In Faith Erin Hicks' and Prudence Shen's world of high school class warfare and robot death matches, Nothing can possibly go wrong.