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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: Middle School


Cover art for MY BOYFRIEND BITES
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
by Dan Jolley, illustrated by Alitha E. Martinez

"Hip, steamy fun. (Graphic paranormal romance. 12-14)"
A small-town teen fond of taking on difficult boyfriends as "projects" acquires a taste for tougher challenges when her newest one turns into a giant bat. Read full book review >
Cover art for EXCALIBUR
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2011
by Tony Lee, illustrated by Sam Hart

"Masterful adaptation of medieval material. (Graphic fantasy. 12 & up)"
The author of Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood (2009) proves once again that he's a master of graphic-novel adaptations. Read full book review >
Cover art for LITTLE VAMPIRE GOES TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2003
by Joann Sfar, illustrated by Joann Sfar

"Still got her foot if ya want"—will keep preteen comic-book fans amused. (Picture book. 8-12)"
Designed and illustrated in graphic-novel style, this tongue-in-cheek import features a great array of skeletal ghosts, leering boggles, misshapen monsters—and one young, egg-shaped vampire in search of a friend. Read full book review >