Graphic Novel Book Reviews
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Time Warp Trio: Nightmare on Joe's Street
Zachary Rau (2006), 96 pages
Audience: 5th Grade - 7th Grade
Category: Graphic Novel
The Time Warp Trio has invaded the graphic novel scene. Joe and Sam are watching horror movies when they get thrown into a nightmare of their own! They come face-to-face with Frankenstein's monster, and must take him back in time to his creator. As usual, things don't quite go as planned, and soon a vampire is involved. Will they make it back alive?
Book Series: Time Warp Trio Graphic Novel
Similar authors: Jon Scieszka
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/26/2009
ISBN-10: 0061116394
ISBN-13: 9780061116391
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Tiny Tyrant
Lewis Trondheim (2007), 124 pages
Illustrated by Patrice Parme
Audience: 4th Grade - 6th Grade
King Ethelbert is the ruler of the small country of Portocristo. When he wants a dinosaur named after him, he gets to travel in time to find that dinosaur. When he wants all desserts for his Christmas feast, he expects to get them. He considers throwing himself out the window to be the best way to test his new bodyguard. When he decides everything should be as small as he is, he commands his scientists to shrink everything and everyone in his country. What if you lived in a country ruled by a spoiled six-year-old?
Reviewed by: vfv
Date read: 11/17/2011
ISBN-10: 159643094X
Tom Thumb
Scott Sonneborn (2011), 33 pages
Illustrated by Nelson Evergreen
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Category: Graphic Novel
This classic folk tale, in graphic novel format, retells the adventure of Tom Thumb who is no bigger than a thumb. Unexpectedly, Tom is swept up the chimney in a gust of ashes and to return home he must outwit a thief who is terrorizing the roads of the village. This is just one of the books in the Grimm graphic novel collection.
Book Series: Grimm Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: rn
Date read: 11/7/2011
ISBN-13: 9781434225191
Owly is an owl who wants nothing more than to have a friend. At first, Wormy is scared of Owly, since owls are known to be fierce hunters. When Owly saves Wormy's life, Wormy learns that he can trust Owly. Follow Owly and Wormy's adventures with other forest creatures in these wordless stories.
Book Series: Owly
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/26/2009
ISBN-13: 9781442007871
WJHC: On the Air
Jane Smith Fisher (2003), 96 pages
Illustrated by Kirsten Petersen
Audience: 4th Grade - 8th Grade
Category: Graphic Novel
Bored by the muzak in their cafeteria, six students convince the principal to let them start a radio station at the school. Running a station can have crazy results, and the students try to keep things together as new situations surface. What will happen when they find an unsigned love letter? If you like this, try WJHC: Hold Tight!
Similar authors: Fans of this book might like Andrew Clements, Ellen Conford, and Gordon Korman.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0974423505
ISBN-13: 9780974423500
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