The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

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Now a new Netflix series, Oddballs!

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Hilarious stories and advice about the ups and downs of growing up, from a popular YouTube artist and storyteller.


Like any shy teen turned young adult, YouTube star James Rallison ("The Odd 1s Out") is used to being on the outside looking in. He wasn't partying in high school or winning football games like his older brother. Instead, he posted comics on the Internet. Now, he's ready to share his hard-earned advice from his 21 years of life in the funny, relatable voice his fans love.

In this illustrated collection, Rallison tells his own stories of growing up as the "odd one out": in art class with his twin sister (she was more talented), in the middle school locker room, and up to one strange year of college (he dropped out). Each story is filled with the little lessons he picked up along the way, serious and otherwise, like:

  *  How to be cool (in seventh grade)
  *  Why it's OK to be second-best at something, and
  *  How to survive your first, confidence-killing job interviews

Filled with fan-favorite comics and never-before-seen material, this tongue-in-cheek take on some of the weirdest, funniest parts of life is perfect for both avid followers and new converts.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
568 reviews
SipDoodes (Leo)
August 3, 2018
People who watch nothing/ very little about TheOdd1sOut: 5 Stars. If you haven't watched TheOdd1sOut, I highly recommend this. It's funny, relatable, and the pictures are great. This was probably one of the best books of 2018. HOWEVER, I don't fit into this category, so my honest reveiw is... People who watch a lot of/ Diehard fans of TheOdd1sOut: 3.5 Stars. While the book is good, most of the topics in the book were already dicussed in most of his videos, and while he did go more in depth about those topics, it was either very little or not that funny. However, some of the more in depth parts are good, which makes sense considering the good in depth stories he already dicussed were from his very first videos. But still, even if you watched all of his videos three times in a row, I say you should still buy the book. The topics he hasn't talked about in videos were AMAZING, and the new pictures are great. So no matter what, just buy the book. So much for a short review...
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Calvin Chiu
February 25, 2019
I'm a big fan of TheOdd1sOut YouTube channel. All of Robert's videos he uploaded were created in such a fun, simple, yet high quality way bringing much laughter and entertainment. After finding Robert has released a book, I was pretty excited to see the stories he would include in here. Unfortunately, as a person who has seen many of Robert's content, I realised that majority of the stories in this book were just a replay from his YouTube videos which overall got me bored of the book. This book would be good for someone getting introduced to TheOdd1sOut because the stories in here are genuinely entertaining, but knowing you've heard and seen all of them in his YouTube channels just feels repetitive.
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Lelanie
May 11, 2020
I havent read this book yet coz i sa so..... yea thnx james rallison its an amazing book and it wil always stadnd out in a special place in my heart???!!!!?!???!!! Plus yea the dark cristal sux and guess wat? I hAveNt eVEn wAtcHed tHaT eITher! But from watching ur vid i wil not eva! So just to get this comment so u can sees it i shal ramdomly auto text ok?! I have a good idea about the future and then the water is not the only thing I have done in my lewe area since my tablet was in a good position to get rid and it is a window for the next day and then it was not right to be a bit more of an issue for a dance band and then a little more of a bit more to do it and then it started with a lot of the water and you can get them to work on your own screen with her and her and you are going out for your wedding to the other side in Stilbaai or the water and then the whole family are going through (mah finger am tired i should do mah homework) no i wont HAHAHAHAHAHA and you can tel ok done⛾
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About the author

JAMES RALLISON has been drawing comics since he was eight years old. At age sixteen James created the webcomic The Odd 1s Out, which now comprises over 300 comics and has expanded into a YouTube channel with more than 13 million subscribers. He lives in California.

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