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I should be writing how much I hated Sonic Select. If anything that I’ve read lately has shown me that I’m getting old, these two volumes of Sonic Select have accomplished that.
Once you know something, things can never go back to what they were like before. That’s how it is for Rue. She’s always known that she sees things differently, but she never knew why. But now she knows that her mother is a fairy. That her father won her mother from Rue’s grandfather. He won her on one condition, that he remains faithful.
A few months ago, Snow and I discovered that we were each planning to review different titles in the Max Axiom Series. After some back and forth, we realized that we should probably team up and review the series together. Especially, since we'd both be bringing different perspectives to the review. Snow's background is in public libraries and my background is in school libraries. While a library is a library, our mission does slightly differ. Max axiom is a scientist who acquired some interesting super powers from a freak accident. He now uses those powers to help explain scientific ideas to a young audience. By shrinking down to size Max gives readers a view of science like students may have never seen before.
Since the 3rd volume of Maximum Ride is due out sometime next month, I thought it was high time that I got my act together and posted a review on the second volume. Considering how well this manga series does in my library, I’m not sure why I dragged my feet to read the 2nd […]
Though not purely a comic book, the Frankie pickle series will have a lot of appeal to young readers who enjoy both narrative and comics. Frankie Pickles wishes he had superpowers… instead he’s surrounded by a loving family and a loyal dog. In his first adventure, Frankie decides it’s too much trouble to clean his […]
In some parts of the country, school is already out. In others, the countdown is getting closer and closer and summer vacation is just around the corner. (4 more days for me!) But at this time of year, educators are not only concerned about budget cuts and potential layoffs, they’re also worried about the “summer […]
Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker By Geoffrey Hayes Recommended for grades 1-2 April 2010. Toon Books, ISBN: 978-935179-07-8 32 pp. $12.95 Benny & Penny are back in an all new adventure. This time, it’s about protecting their toys when their cousin Bo comes for an unexpected visit. Cousin Bo is that kid who […]
Twilight – the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who falls in love with a vampire- has taken the country by storm. Love it or hate it, the books and movie have captured the hearts and minds of women of all ages. Now… it’s a comic. Twilight: The Graphic Novel V. 1 By Stephenie Meyer adapted […]
Hill & Wang takes a favorite and a classic and cleverly adapts it to a comic form, bringing this story to a whole new generation. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation Tim Hamilton Publisher’s Age Recommendation- General Adult My Suggested Age Recommendation -14 & up Hill & Wang, July 2009, 978-08090-51014 160 pp, $16.95 […]
If you walked around NYC today, you’d actually start to believe that spring is around the corner. Except for the mounds of snow still piled high along the curbs and the snow they’re predicting for Wednesday. The East Coast has been slammed with quite a bit of snow. Washington D.C. and the areas surrounding it […]
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