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Review: Amulet. Book Two: The Stonekeeper's CurseNovember 19, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0) Amulet. Book Two: The Stonekeeper's Curse Kazu Kibuishi Publisher's Age Recommendation 9-12 My Suggested Age Recommendation 8-14 Graphix, September 2009, 978-0439-84682-0 (hc) 978-0-439-84683-7 (pbk) 224 pp, $21.99 (hc) $10.99 (pbk) Navin and Emily are in race against time. The poison is seeping into their mom's system and she is getting sicker and sicker. Kanalis is being overtaken by the elves and the antidote is hard to get - at the top of Demon's Head Mountain. Emily sets out to find the antidote, but in her quest must struggle against the power of the amulet. It is begging her to submit to it and to let t...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels Recent Posts
Review: Gary the PirateSeptember 14, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2) Gary the Pirate By Scott Christian Sava & Tracy Bailey Ages 9 and up Blue Dream Studio (IDW Publishing) May 2009 ISBN 978-160010312-4 110 p. $12.99 First there’s Gary, the klutziest pirate alive. He gets into real trouble when he nearly destroys Stinky the Pirate’s ship, ruins his groceries, and has nothing to show for it. Gary is such a bad pirate, he has no riches or spoils to b...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels Recent Posts
Review: Summer Reading Challenge - Leave it to ChanceJuly 31, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2) Leave it to Chance. Book One: Shaman’s Rain. James Robinson & Paul Smith with Jeromy Cox Image Comics, c2002 ISBN 1-58240-253-1 Book Two: Trick or Treat. James Robinson & George Foreman with Jeromy Cox Image Comics, c2002, ISBN 1...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels Recent Posts
Review: The Manga CookbookJuly 15, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1) The Manga Cookbook By the Manga University Culinary Institute art by Chihiro Hattori Recommended for ages 10 and up Japanime, 2007, 978-4-921205-07-2 160 pp., $14.95 While presented using manga style art, the Manga Cookbook is not that muc...Read More Industries: Graphic Novels Recent Posts
GC4K Summer Reading Challenge 2009July 2, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0) So many books. So little time.
This old adage is printed on t-shirts, mugs, and bumper stickers. And it’s so true. Especially in the life of a reviewer or someone who works closely with books, because amidst all your work, you’re constantly reaching for the newest titles and letting some of the older titles slip to the bottom of the pile. Somehow, we never get to the bottom, because there’s always something new to add to the top. That’s where the GC4K’s Summer Reading Challenge was born. Actually, it Industries: Graphic Novels
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