Author: Ben Hatke

Graphic Novel Review: Littl..

I’m so excited to be apart of the tour of Ben Hatke’s Little Robot. I love graphic novels and especially love Ben’s illustrations! Check out the list of tour stops over at Macmillan Kids. Little Robot is the story of a girl who is good with fixing things. She’s left alone at home frequently and runs off to the junkyard to see what she can find there. One day, she finds a robot there and quickly befriends him. They have their difficulties as the robot realizes they are different and she even locks him in a car so that she can see […]

Posted September 4, 2015
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Graphic Novel Review: The R..

Zita the Spacegirl is on trial for all the bad things she’s done while saving countless others. Unfortunately, it isn’t a fair trial and she’s pretty sure she’ll be stuck in the jail with an animated set of bones and a talking set of rags for the rest of her days. After one failed escape attempt, Zita finds that not only is her and her mouse’s lives in danger but all of those that reside on planet Earth. With the help of a dark and stealthy humanoid figure, she will have to escape and find a way to save the […]

Posted May 25, 2014
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Graphic Novel Review: Legen..

Review: Zita the Spacegirl Plot: Legends of Zita the Spacegirl takes off after the first book. Our girl Zita is a hero and feeling a bit crowded by those asking for her autograph. So when she sees a robot impersonating her, she lets it take over so she can get away and explore the city. She ends up at a circus, where she gets sidetracked and almost misses their launch time. But the imitating her has accepted a mission to save a planet from destruction from Star Hearts and pushes Zita off the ship before it takes off. Zita must […]

Posted September 12, 2012
Graphic Novel Review

Book View: Zita the Spacegi..

Short & Sweet: Another fantastic graphic novel that I think my students are going to love. Zita is horsing around with a friend of hers when they discover a large hole and strange device. When she presses the button on the device, her best friend gets sucked into a different world and she runs after him. This world is going to explode in three days, so she must find a way to save him and head home safely. The graphics were fantastic and the story even more so. Final Verdict: Zita the Spacegirl is probably one of my favorite graphic […]

Posted March 1, 2011
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