Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer

Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer by Trina Robbins and illustrated by Anne Timmons and Mo Oh

During the 1930s life in Vienna, Austria was wonderful for Lily Renee.  Days filled with family, friends, school, museums, the theater…a typical life for a girl from a wealthy family.  But in 1939, everything changed when Austria joined Germany under the leadership of the Nazi Party.  After that, Lily’s life was in danger.  She was in danger because she was Jewish and the Nazi Party did NOT like people of Jewish descent.  The only way for Lily to be safe was to leave Austria, but she would have to leave without her parents.  Would Lily be brave enough to save her life without her parents with her, would the Nazi Party let Lily and hundreds of other Jewish children leave Austria, and would her love be enough to save her own parents if she left Austria?  Only time would tell.  To learn more about Lily Renee visit, http://www.nywici.org/features/blogs/aloud/womens-history-month-lily-renee-wilhelm---holocaust-survivor-comic-book-pioneer.

 

Shared by Mrs. Manore from Orenda

 

Billions of Bats by Scott Nickel

Reviewed by Mrs. Bruno from Arongen

Buzz Beaker is the smartest kid in school. That was until Sarah Bellum, the new kid, arrived. Buzz sets out to mastermind Sarah to prove he is the smartest. But his plan backfires and she beats him at his own game. In class, Sarah develops "The Cosmic Copier" and she uses her pet bat to show off her new invention. But something goes terribly wrong and there are bats EVERYWHERE! Will she learn that two heads are better than one?

Gabby and Gator by James Burks

Reviewed by Mrs. Bruno from Arongen

The local newspaper says that a gator is terrorizing the town. Gator is very sorry to gobble up the town dogs, but he is extremely hungry. Gabby is a very lonely and doesn't have any friends. Then she meets gator. She finds out gator's worst fear is the toliet. She cheers him up and befriends him. The class bully gets gator locked away by animal control. Gabby fears she has lost her best friends so she sets out to save him. Will her plan succeed or will she lose Gator forever? Read Gabby and Gator to find out.

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Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm, pictures by Elicia Castaldi

Reviewed by Ms. Pierce at Tesago
This hilarious book tells the story of Ginny's year in seventh grade. Lots of crazy things happen: Ginny accidently dyes her hair pink, and oops - gets sent to detention for throwing FROGS in class! This book is funny and interesting and fun, but the coolest part of the book is that it isn't told in the regular way with chapters and paragraphs, it's told through Ginny's "stuff." Stuff like report cards, to-do lists, journal entries, newspaper clippings, and notes from friends. The author (the same awesome author who wrote the Babymouse books) and illustrator tell the story of Ginny's seventh grade year in a totally new and creative way. It's a perfect pick for fans of graphic novels, neat artwork and funny stories - check it out!

Julian Rodriguez: Episode 1-Trash Crisis On Earth

Reviewed by Mrs. Bruno at Arongen

Julian has been living on Earth posing as an earthling. He has many experiences like going to school, eating school lunches, doing homework and taking test. However he faces challenges that are beneath a First Officer of the Federation when Evilomami makes him do chores like, "take out the refuse"; which is another word for garbage. Can Julian succumb to these horrible requests or is it time for the Mothership to obliterate these earthlings? Read this hilarious story that will have you begging for more books to be published in this series. If you like cartoon drawings, you will find them inside this book too!