![]() It has a pace all its own, and I think young readers are going to love it. The illustrations are charming, and what I like about the book is that it’s big not just in terms of the page size - the the panels don’t feel crowded, and there’s lots of pages for interactions between AJ and his friends. After AJ convinces Nia he’s a vampire, the story picks up a bit of speed, and it’s clear that there’s a real (and not very threatening) vampire at school, too. ![]() His sister BB offers AJ some classic advice (be yourself), but instead of taking it he “borrows” her copy of Moonlight (a thinly veiled stand-in for Twilight) and gives himself a vampire makeover complete with glitter and hair care products. ![]() He likes Nia, the smartest girl at Spoons Middle School. AJ is the kind of kid librarians love: he boasts about the number of books he read over the summer and the summer reading prize he won (sunglasses). This new entry into the late grade school/tween graphic novel market stars AJ and his friends, who are just starting the 6th grade. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. ![]()
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