Friday YA Graphic Novel Double Feature! Nightmare Escape (Dream Jumper #1) by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom and Graveyard Shakers by Laura Terry

Two excellent YA graphic novels for your weekend reading: Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry.Katie and Victoria enter their new boarding school with completely opposite attitudes. Katie is herself. At all times. Banging out tunes on the piano or dressing exactly how she wants to. She is not going to conform to anyone's ideals. Victoria is... Continue Reading →

November 16, 2018 2

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

Heart transplants. Body modification. Harvesting spleens from other animals. Steel/plastic/synthskin... How far can and will science go to help the human body fix itself? Or even create new? What are the religious and ethical ramifications of these practices? Arwen Elys Dayton pushes these questions further and further in each of the six connected stories... Continue Reading →

November 10, 2018 16

Battling Boy by Paul Pope (Graphic Novel Mini Review)

The little demi-god that could... On the day of his 12th birthday, Battling Boy is sent to earth to prove himself apart from his monster-killing father. This is an earth that is populated by ghouls and car-eating behemoths. An earth that has just lost its own hero, Haggard West. An earth where the technology is... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2018 2

The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi (Graphic Novel Mini Review)

Pig's father saved the valley from the fog of darkness. His dam is an amazing feat of engineering, tall enough to hold back the waves of fog and outfitted with a huge windmill that blows it back from the bucolic city. Now that his father has passed, it is Pig's job to take care of... Continue Reading →

November 3, 2018 10

All Summer Long by Hope Larson (Graphic Novel Mini Review)

A kid really doesn't get many summers... and Bina wants to make the most of hers. She figures the three months between 7th and 8th grade will be spent with her best friend Austin. But when he unexpectedly takes off to soccer camp, she's left alone to figure out how to not get bored to... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2018 2

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