Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Free comic books available online

http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/free/

The PLAIN Janes by Cecil Castellucci

This graphic novel is about a girl named Jane who was injured in a bomb explosion in the city so her family moved to the suburbs. She missed the city and didn’t know with whom she wanted to fit in at her new school. She found three other girls named Jane and together they formed P.L.A.I.N. (People Loving Art In Neighborhoods). Many in the neighborhood called what they did vandalism, but they wanted people to see the world as a beautiful place and not a place to be afraid of.

This is an enjoyable story and a good graphic novel. It doesn’t have any superheroes, but it deals with real things and most readers could probably identify with it.

Review by David Dunkerton

Teen Book Review Game

TEEN Book Review Game
Write a book review of any book that you have personally read and you can win a special prize:

A NIFTY POSTER FOR YOUR ROOM!
We have a bunch of them and they look like this:

The book reviews do not have to be very long, but they must be in your own words and use complete sentences and correct spelling and grammar. Show me the book review, and if I see that you put some thought into it, you will win your prize, first come first choice, while they last. You might even get your review posted on this blog!


David W. Dunkerton, YA Librarian
Clarion Free Librarian
644 Main Street
Clarion, PA 16214