Smackdown Books 2021

Ordinary Hazards
We Dream of Space
If These Wings Could Fly
We Are Not Free
The King of Jam Sandwiches
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
The Companion
Punching the Air
Show Me a Sign
Land of the Cranes
Furia
Dragon Hoops
When Stars Are Scattered
Snapdragon
The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
American as Paneer Pie
Tune It Out
The Gilded Ones
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Dan vs. Nature is up against Paper Girls.

OK.  Some people think graphic novels are books.   I get the argument, but really, it is a comic.  It is a series of pictures (well drawn), with minimal text.   The reader does not have the joy of creating their own mind's images.  Actual reading is limited to afew sentences (at most) on each page.  That alone bodes ill for this book in the smackdown competition.  Couple that with word choice that has too much f*&king swearing (did I offend anyone?  I am trying to make a point.) and again, Paper Girls did not impress our reading team.

Paper Girls came in a close second to "Dan vs. Nature".   Get it?  Choosing Dan vs. Nature, is like choosing liver over kidney.   If you like scatological humor, and extended fart jokes, read on.  The legal definition of torture has been much debated in recent media, and I take "Dan vs. Nature" to be a useful contribution to the debate.

The winner:   Dan vs. Nature.    Like liver over kidney.



1 comment:

  1. Graphic Novels are books and a great way to get at the visual part of the language arts curriculum. I did not feel the characters were realistic portrayals of kids their age but nothing in the book was realistic...I have kids who would really enjoy it and I sense a few copies will be available :)

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