Tag Archives: Graphic Novel

Apr10

Joey Fly Private Eye in Big Hairy Drama

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Joey Fly Private Eye in Big Hairy Drama

Big Hairy Drama Joey Fly, Private Eye, and his sidekick Sammy Stingtail are back solving another mystery in Bug City. This time they are hired by the tarantula Hairy Spyderson, owner of the Scarab Beetle Theatre. Hairy’s leading lady, Greta Divawing, is missing. No leading lady means no show and no show means no money. Hairy is desperate and says money is no object – he wants his lady back! Hairy hands Joey a downpayment for his detecting:

“It was a hefty wad of bread, the crusty European kind. With this kind of dough, I could leave a longer trail of bread crumbs than Hansel and Gretel.” (page 35)

Joey and Sammy head to the place Greta was least seen – the theater – to talk to all of the cast members who might have seen her before she turned up missing. Somebody has to know something, and Joey will find out what it is…unless Sammy talks to much, destroys clues, falls in love with a suspect, or whacks him in the head with his stinger.

Funny plays on words (money = “bread” and “dough”) in the Joey Fly books are as entertaining as Joey’s attitude…and he’s got attitude. Don’t miss the first one either, Joey Fly Private Eye: Creepy Crawly Crime. Author: Aaron Reynolds; Illustrator: Neil Numberman

More comic book mysteries:
Joey Fly: Creepy Crawly Crime Tiger Moth Adventures of an Insect Ninja Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown Chicago Land Detective Agency
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Dec2

Big Nate Strikes Again

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Big Nate Strikes Again

Big Nate Strikes Again

At Nate’s school there is a new “Guess that Baby” bulletin board. The board is full of sixth grader’s baby pictures.

Nate finds the best looking baby on the board and is sure it is Jenny, “the most awesome girl in the whole sixth grade….She’s the best-looking baby here. By FAR!” (page 9) But the picture ISN’T Jenny, it’s Gina, Nate’s LEAST favorite person in the whole world. And Nate has just announced to the whole sixth grade that Gina is the best looking, “by FAR!”

This is like one of those bad dreams where everyone else has clothes on and you’re in your underwear…I just might puke. (pages 13-14)

Nate’s day gets worse when he gets paired with Gina for a research project and gets stuck with her on his fleece-ball team. When Gina manages to get their team named the Kuddle Kittens instead of Wrecking Balls, Grave Diggers or No Mercy Nate tries to take matters into his own hands, with typical wimpy kid-like results. Author: Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate Series:
1: Big Nate in a Class By Himself
2: Big Nate Strikes Again
3: Big Nate On a Roll (Comes Out August 16, 2011)

If you like Big Nate or Greg Heffley, try some of these:
Big Nate in a Class By Himself The Ugly Truth Strange Case of Origami Yoda Smile

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Aug27

Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel Sneak Peek

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Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel Sneak Peek

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You can get a sneak peek online of the upcoming The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel – no password required. The scene is where Percy, Annabeth and Grover visit Auntie Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium. Read It. I think he looks pretty cool on the cover.

#1: The Lightning Thief on CD and Downloadable Audiobook
#2: The Sea of Monsters on CD and Downloadable Audiobook
#3: The Titan’s Curse on CD and Downloadable Audiobook
#4: The Battle of the Labyrinth on CD and Downloadable Audiobook
#5: The Last Olympian on CD and Downloadable Audiobook

And of course, if you haven’t done it yet, read the first two chapters of The Lost Hero, coming out October 12, 2010.

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Jul30

Coming Soon! Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 The Ugly Truth

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Coming Soon! Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 The Ugly Truth

wimpy-kid-5-coverDiary of a Wimpy Kid 5 The Ugly Truth comes out November 9, 2010, and now we know the title and what the cover looks like

The publisher announced that they are printing 5 million copies to start out – that’s a bunch. The author, Jeff Kinney, says:

“To me, the fifth book is the linchpin of the series….Since Greg Heffley is a cartoon character but also a literary character, I’ve always wondered if he should grow up or stay in a state of arrested development forever. This book answers that question once and for all.” (From Publisher’s Weekly)
 
So what do you think? Will he have Greg grow up are stay the same age? I also read that the second Diary of a Wimpy Kid movied, based on Rodrick Rules, will come out  March 25, 2011. That’s not too far away!
If you haven’t already…read them all:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules Last Straw Dog Days
While you are waiting for Wimpy Kid 5, I suggest Big Nate, Smile and The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.
Big Nate Smile The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

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Jun27

The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular

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The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular

Amelia and Rhonda have decided that they aren’t and can’t be popular. What they really DON”T want to be is unpopular. They just want to be right there in the middle.

To accomplish their goal of not being unpopular they consult the book The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular…which offers all kinds of ridiculous popularity advice for them to try. They try out new hairstyles, new friends, and they even try out for cheerleading…with surprising results.

Funny, sincere and truthful as always - Amelia really does rule. She’s the friend you want to have and the friend you want to be. Author: Jimmy Gownley

Definitely try them all:

#1: The Whole World’s Crazy
#2: What Makes You Happy
#3: Superheroes
#4: When the Past is Present
#5: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular

More books featuring kids like Amelia and her friends:
Zebrafish Smile Finally Allie Finkle
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