With Beatrice dealing with a raft of issues that comes with being the only trans kid at school and Annie learning that having the support of the right group of people isn’t always a bad thing, friendship blossoms into something else.Ĭomparing Cheer Up to a 90s teen comedy is absolutely a compliment by the way for many people who grew up watching those films, the narratives and the characters are timeless influences. Beatrice and Annie haven’t spoken since Beatrice transitioned – the history between the two of them is only hinted at – but the pair soon fall back into a supportive and loving friendship. Beatrice is the reluctant cheer captain who persuades the unimpressed team to give Annie a chance. She’s super bright, but is forced to join the cheerleading squad to make her college application more rounded. But Crystal Frasier’s Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms, an adorably wholesome graphic novel, is brand new – and there are parts of the story that would never have made it into your average 90s rom-com.Īnnie is our snarky outcast, a girl who absolutely doesn’t care what people think of her – and is not going to apologise for that time she bit someone, so don’t even ask. If I told you this was the plot of a 90s teen movie, you’d probably believe me.
They reluctantly join the cheerleading squad where they make friends, learn the value of teamwork and fall in love with the beautiful cheer captain. The school outcast, college-bound to study computer science, is forced to join an extra-curricular activity to pad out their college application.
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