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    Review: Kerry and the Knight of the Forest

    Mike Pawuk, November 19, 2020 | All Ages

    A boy bringing medicine to his sick parents gets lost in a menacing forest—and finds his way again with the help of an unusual companion in Andi Watson's Kerry and the Knight of the Forest.

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    Review: Dugout: The Zombie Steals Home

    Mike Pawuk, November 13, 2020 | All Ages

    Dugout: The Zombies Steal Home mixes sibling rivalry with baseball and .... zombies!

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    The Weirn Books Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods

    Mike Pawuk, November 5, 2020 | All Ages

    In the sleepy New England town called Laitham there's something creepy and haunted kidnapping students from the Nightschool - a schoool for monsters, witches, and more. Can middle-schooler weirns Ailis and her cousin Na'ya solve the mystery and free their friends?

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    Halloween Graphic Novels for Spooky Fun

    Mike Pawuk, October 30, 2020 | All Ages

    For Halloween Eve, our GC4K bloggers put together a list of some of our favorite Halloween graphic novels. Some are scary, some are funny, all are perfect for a dark October night.

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    Review: ‘Wallace the Brave’

    Mike Pawuk, November 1, 2017 | All Ages, Reviews

    Wallace the Brave By Will Henry AMP Kids, 2017 174 pp. ISBN 978-1-4494-8998-4. Welcome to Snug Harbor – a quaint coastal city and home for the year-round comic strip adventures of elementary students Wallace, his best friend Spud, and their new friend in town, Amelia. Wallace is adventurous and brave; Spud is the opposite of […]

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    Review: ‘Awkward,’ by Svetlana Chmakova

    Mike Pawuk, July 20, 2015 | Reviews

    Awkward Written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova Hachette Books/Yen Press, 2015 All Ages, $11.00/$12.00 Awkward middle-schooler Penelope “Peppi” Torres has moved to Berrybrook Middle School, and already her first day has been a disaster when she is noticed by the mean kids. After tripping accidentally in the hallway, she’s assisted by Jaime, a shy introverted […]

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    New Graphic Novel series by Avatar/Korra creator Bryan Konietzo announced for 2017!

    Mike Pawuk, July 7, 2015 | All Ages

    Fans of the popular Nickelodeon shows Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have great news to rejoice about this week. The shows’ co-creator, Bryan Konietzo, and First Second books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing, announced a new graphic novel series Threadworlds with a release date for the first volume to be in […]

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    Zombillenium Vol. 2: Human Resources

    Mike Pawuk, August 28, 2014 | Reviews

    Zombillenium, Vol. 2: Human Resources Written and Illustrated by Arthur de Pins NBM Publishing, 2014 ISBN 978-1-56163-850-5 $14.95 When you build a horror-themed amusement park in a region where there’s double digit unemployment and you only hire the monstrous living dead (and one witch) as your employees, there’s bound to be some friction with the […]

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    Review: Super Secret Crisis War #1

    Mike Pawuk, June 25, 2014 | All Ages

    Super Secret Crisis War #1 of 6 Written by Louise Simonson Illustrated by Derek Charm IDW Publishing, June 2014 32pp IDW Publishing has been on fire with their licensed property comics, including My Little Pony, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, and their partnership with Cartoon Network. Launched in 2013, their Cartoon Network line features comics […]

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    Review: Space Mountain: A Graphic Novel

    Mike Pawuk, June 19, 2014 | All Ages

    Space Mountain Written by Bryan Q. Miller. Illustrated by Kelley Jones Disney Press/Disney Comics, 2014 Anyone who’s ever been to a Disney Park knows of Tomorrowland’s famous roller coaster called Space Mountain. The dark, space-themed roller coaster, which is housed in a signature large white domed structure, sends passengers on a voyage through space. It […]

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