Surprise Island : [graphic novel]

Surprise Island [graphic novel]

Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1890-1979

Book - 2009

Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret-- but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.

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Subjects
Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Genres
Graphic novels
Published
Morton Grove, IL : Albert Whitman & Co c2009.
Language
English
Main Author
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1890-1979 (-)
Other Authors
Rob M. Worley (-), Michael Dubisch (illustrator)
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780807528686
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-While adult fans of the original series, which began in 1942, might be interested in seeing their favorite characters in a new format, these books fall short of expectations. In all three titles, the art feels stiff and awkward-the characters' faces are undeveloped and indistinct, making them difficult to connect with. The text, rather than the images, moves the action along, flattening the excitement of the Alden kids' discoveries and making even the dramatic moments when the mysteries are revealed seem clunky and anticlimactic.-Lauren Anduri, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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