2.29.2012

Level Up: Review Haiku


Heartbreaking story
of sons and fathers,
disappointing each other.

Level Up by Gene Luen Yang. First Second, 2011, 160 pages.

2.27.2012

Bad Island: Review Haiku


Swiss Family Robinson
meets Land of the Lost,
with father/son trials too.

Bad Island by Doug TenNapel. Graphix, 2011, 224 pages.

2.24.2012

Nursery Rhyme Comics: Review Haiku


Mother Goose goes graphic:
nifty concept, executed
expertly.

Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists edited by Chris Duffy. First Second, 2001, 128 pages.

2.22.2012

Page by Paige: Review Haiku


Julia Cameron
for the high school set.
Follow your muse, shy ones!

Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge. Amulet, 2011, 192 pages.

2.20.2012

Feynman: Review Haiku


Brilliant book, but I
still don't understand quantum
physics. Is it me?

Feynman by Jim Ottaviani. First Second, 2011, 272 pages.

2.17.2012

Zita the Spacegirl: Review Haiku


Reluctant space
traveler Zita kicks butt, takes names,
saves her friend. Rad.

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. First Second, 2011, 192 pages.

2011 Cybils Elementary/MG Graphic novel winner!

(Anybody surprised that First Second cleaned up in this category? Yeah, me neither.)
(Also, just noticed that our winners are Anya and Zita, which is pretty awesome.)



2.15.2012

Anya's Ghost: Review Haiku


Suprisingly layered,
this ghostly coming-of-age
packs a wallop.

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol. First Second, 2011, 224 pages.

Cybils 2011 YA Graphic Novel winner!

2.14.2012

It's Cybils Day! It's Cybils Day!

Check out the full list of winners at www.cybils.com.

2.13.2012

Everybody Sees the Ants: Review Haiku


Tricky treatise on
war, loss, and the sorrows we
all carry with us.

Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King. Little Brown, 2011, 288 pages.

2.10.2012

Waiting for the Magic: Review Haiku


Ohhh! Sad-happy-heart-
breaking family story
of love, lost. And dogs.

Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. Atheneum, 2011, 160 pages.

2.03.2012

The Future of Us: Review Haiku


So we beat on, boats
against the current, borne back
ceaselessly into . . .

The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. Razorbill, 2011, 356 pages.

2.01.2012

Explosive Eighteen: Review Haiku


FINALLY Stephanie
acts like something more than
a two-dollar whore.

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2011, 320 pages.