Book
Out from Boneville
Record details
- ISBN: 9780439706407(paperback)
- ISBN: 0439706408 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First Scholastic edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2005.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9-12. |
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| Subject: | Cousins -- Juvenile fiction |
| Genre: | Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) Fantasy fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | RL, ages 13+ |
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Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Spring Island Public Library | J GRA SMI (Text) | 33123009403818 | Juvenile Graphic | Not holdable | Lost and Paid | 2022-11-05 |
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2005 Fall
When greedy Phoney Bone is run out of town, his cousins, Fone and Smiley, join him. Fone makes friends with a country girl, her no-nonsense gran'ma, and a dragon; Phoney must contend with ferocious rat creatures who are led by a mysterious "hooded one" and who want Phoney's soul. This graphic novel (originally published in comic-book form) is slow paced but nevertheless imaginative. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2005 February #1
The nine-volume Bone graphic novel series was the toast of the comics world when it was published by Smith's own Cartoon Books beginning in the early 1990s; in this first volume of Scholastic's new edition, the original b&w art has been beautifully converted into color. Smith's epic concerns three blobby creatures who have stumbled into a valley full of monsters, magic, farmers, an exiled princess and a huge, cynical dragon. The story is something like a Chuck Jones version of The Lord of the Rings: hilarious and action-packed, but rarely losing track of its darker subtext about power and evil. This volume is the most lighthearted of the bunch, though, featuring some of the wittiest writing of any children's literature in recent memory-a few of Smith's gags are so delicious that he repeated them for the rest of the series. It also introduces the Bone cast's unforgettable supporting characters: the leathery, tough-as-nails, racing-cow-breeding Gran'ma Ben; the carnivorous but quiche-loving "rat creatures"; a spunky trio of baby opossums; and Ted the Bug, whose minimalist appearance (a tiny semicircle) exemplifies Smith's gift for less-is-more cartooning. The way his clear-lined, exaggerated characters contrast with their subtle, detailed backgrounds is a product of his background in animation, and so is his mastery of camera angles and choreography. This is first-class kid lit: exciting, funny, scary and resonant enough that it will stick with readers for a long time. (Feb.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
