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wrentheblurry's review
4.0
4.5 stars! I prefer color graphic novels, and this one could have been a bit longer--that's why I took off 1/2 a star. Otherwise, it is Yang awesomeness. Gordon is a big lug who starts off as a bully, but through an odd memory-transfer experience with the boy who he crowned as "King of the Geeks" (Miles), compassion and understanding seeps in. Yet now there is a larger problem--the hate that Miles holds for his father has come to life in the form of animal crackers...and it is growing.
Told over several chapters, the story made me sad, angry, and gave me some chuckles too. Yang is a true master at depicting the core of a person through his art and words, and I have yet to not like one of his books. I am going to let my nearly-13-year-old read it, but not the 10 year old. Highly recommended!
Oh, and as an added bonus, the end of the book has a small section that focuses on a minor character (Sammy the baker) from the main story. Food, feelings, redemption---love it!
Told over several chapters, the story made me sad, angry, and gave me some chuckles too. Yang is a true master at depicting the core of a person through his art and words, and I have yet to not like one of his books. I am going to let my nearly-13-year-old read it, but not the 10 year old. Highly recommended!
Oh, and as an added bonus, the end of the book has a small section that focuses on a minor character (Sammy the baker) from the main story. Food, feelings, redemption---love it!
library_brandy's review
4.0
An anti-bullying story I can feel comfortable handing to middle-schoolers, because it's not a heavy-handed Bullying Is Wrong book--it's light and funny, though still substantial. Honestly, my only reservation about this book is that it's a little juvenile and dumb--but it's about a kid who is a little juvenile and dumb, so mission accomplished.
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