Night of the living shadows A Speed Bump & Slingshot misadventure

Dave Coverly

Book - 2016

On a quest to earn their Scavenger Hunt badge and graduate from Bird Scouts to Eagle Scouts, Speed Bump and his slacker friend Slingshot become trapped inside a shopping mall.

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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Dave Coverly (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Christy Ottaviano books."
Physical Description
121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780805088878
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Review by Horn Book Review

In their second outing, bird friends Speed Bump and Slingshot get into absurd shenanigans on a Bird Scouts scavenger hunt inside a curious place called "the mall," where they become trapped overnight. This graphic novel/chapter book hybrid explores themes of bravery, friendship, and accomplishing goals. The story's silly vibe is supported by slapstick black-and-white illustrations, which reward careful observation. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

A Bird Scout scavenger hunt sends avian buddies Speed Bump and Slingshot into that scariest of all placesa shopping mall.Little Speed Bump is understandably frantic as he sets out late to gather something that turns, / something thats pink, / something that burns, / something that stinks to earn his Scavenger Badge. Guided by an overcaffeinated nuthatch, the two Bird Scouts slip through the glass doors into a crowded mall. There they are so beguiled by the pleasures of the food court (pizza crumbs, french fries, and Pieces of cookie WITH CHOCOLATE STILL IN THEM!) that they doze past closing time. One spooky night later, Speed Bump stows away in a purse to get outand is trapped in a car that speeds off, with his would-be rescuers flapping desperately in pursuit. Coverly casts the outing partly in short passages of narrative but mostly in big, loosely drawn pen-and-ink cartoons with dialogue balloons and no end of sight gags, from a Moltzart poster in Speed Bumps bedroom to shops with names like Starbeaks and Bird Bath Beyond. Human figures are mostly white when theyre not just scribbles in the background. Ultimately the Scouts earn their badges by ransacking that purse for a key, lipstick, red-hot candies, and a spritzer of Parfum. Ethically iffy there at the end but overall a lighter-than-air escapade with just a light wash of satire. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 7-9) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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