Mendel is the unluckiest kid in the shtetl—but can his bad luck save the day when the Cossacks invade?

Mendel the Mess-Up follows the sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-bittersweet exploits of Mendel Schlotz, who lives in the remote Jewish village of Lintvint. Born under an evil eye, Mendel can't help but attract trouble. Ask him to herd goats, and they’ll get out; ask him to chop wood, and he’ll break the axe; ask him to read in the yeshiva, and he’ll spill ink everywhere. Will he be a schlemiel his whole life?

Mendel may be cursed... but when the Cossacks come to his village, could his famous bad luck be the key to saving Lintvint? 

Sympathetic, funny, and warm, this fast-paced middle-grade graphic novel from a veteran Jewish comics star is perfect for young readers who feel just a little out of place in their world—and it will help show them the way to appreciating who they are.