Intended Audience: Tweens
Genre: Graphic novel / Adventure
Notes for Parents: A few scenes may be too scary for sensitive readers.
The Back Cover
At
Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for hardcore
lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves.
Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking
best pals determined to have an awesome summer together…and they’re not gonna
let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! The
mystery keeps getting bigger, and it all begins here.
What the cover doesn’t tell
you:
This volume one is a compilation of the first
five Lumberjane comics.
What’s good?
Bold
art and witty dialogue make this a fun read. The five main characters are brave,
mischievous, strong, smart, and capable young women representing diverse
backgrounds, with realistic body types, and each with her own unique style. The
plot is simple and the girls’ adventures are filled with silly encounters with strange
creatures like three-eyed foxes and giant yetis.Best Part: “Where the Phillis Wheatley were you?”
What isn’t good?
The drawing style has lots of sharp lines and
simple features. I love the bold color, but all of the main characters have
small beady eyes except April, who has big doe eyes. There’s a picture at the
back that has all of the main characters with more realistic eyes, which I
personally like much better.Worst part: “Then there’s a line about God, or whatever.”
Recommendation þþþþo
Charmingly feminist and delightfully diverse,
this was a fun and funny introduction to the Lumberjanes series. As with most
comic-style stories, there’s not a lot of depth or complexity, but it certainly
accomplishes the goal of being entertaining and imaginative. For a good time,
read this!Stevenson, Noelle & Grace Ellis. Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy. Los Angeles: Boom!, 2015.
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