Follow the experiences of a new immigrant to a strange country through the beautiful, detailed illustrations of this wordless graphic novel. The story is complex and sophisticated and is communicated well through the illustrations; elements of the familiar and the fantastical combine in a believable and moving way. This book would be an excellent way to introduce the immigrant experience to older readers.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 3/12/2010

ISBN-10: 0439895294

ISBN-13: 9780439895293

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For Babymouse, the world is full of evil: alarm clocks, lockers, math problems, and most of all, Felicia Furrypaws. In this second Babymouse graphic novel, just when Babymouse feels she can take no more, a new evil enters her life - dodgeball! Can Wilson help her practice so she can survive the game? Will Babymouse remember her sneakers on gym day? And most of all, will she survive the dodgeball game?

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/26/2009

ISBN-13: 9780375932304

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Commenter: Eve, grade 6

In the first of the Babymouse series, our heroine, Babymouse, is just a typical middle schooler who wants to be liked - and be queen of the world. What she'd settle for is to be included in the popular kids' clique, ruled by Felicia Furrypaws. Felicia is just about to send out invitations to the social event of the season: her slumber party. As Babymouse's imagination helps her deal with the possibility of being excluded, she becomes a private-eye, an astronaut, and a cowgirl. At last the invitations arrive and ...yes! She is invited, but going will mean forsaking her loyal friend, Wilson Weasel. What will she do? Jennifer Holm is the Newbery Honor-winning author of Our Only May Amelia and other titles.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/26/2009

ISBN-13: 9780375932298

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Read five exciting stories of crime fighting, Bat-style. Batman faces off against the Joker, ManBat, and the Penguin. As usual, Batman overcomes the odds with his resourcefulness, utility belt, and quick reflexes. Villains, beware!

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/26/2009

ISBN-10: 1401205097

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Stone Rabbit has discovered a portal and a bottle of barbecue sauce in his bathroom! This portal brings him to the prehistoric time period. Here he meets Neanderthal Willie. Willie believes that the barbecue sauce will be the key ingredient in his plan to dominate the world. The panels and speech bubbles are mostly very linear and the colors are very vibrant.

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 11/25/2011

ISBN-13: 9780375939228

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