Comics Squad: Recess!

Krosoczka, J. (n.d.). Comics Squad: Recess!

What a collection! A great way to get someone interested in some of the best graphic novels out there right now. This book offers a glimpse into one of today’s more popular formats for novels – the classic comic strip goes full-length novel. Although this particular book does not contain a full-length novel, it has some short stories by the writers who are making them popular!

Evaluative Criteria:

Characters: Recess is a time of adventure, playing, and imagination such is the example illustrated by the characters in Comics Squad. Even though she is not human, most young readers will sympathize with Baby Mouse from the story “Baby Mouse: The Quest for Recess”. All week Baby Mouse looks forward to recess, but for some reason or other something prevents her from going and the day she can finally go out and play it rains.

Setting: All the stories in Comics Squad revolve around recess. Some stories such as “The Super Secret Ninja Club” take place during recess while others like “Book’em Dog Man” which was probably created during recess and describes a world having an endless recess and where animals learn nothing at all. Even though all authors use a different style to tell each story, they all come together and have some connection to recess.

Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHXAvpd-9I