Power Up (Power Up Graphic Novel #1)

by Sam Nisson (Author) Darnell Johnson (Illustrator)

Power Up (Power Up Graphic Novel #1)
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Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: A Power Up Graphic Novel
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This inventive graphic novel that unfolds online and IRL takes readers from the halls of middle school, to epic robot video game battles, and back again.

Miles and Rhys know each other only as Gryphon and Backslash, and in the video game Mecha Melee they're an unstoppable team. They're the best friends they've got, online or in the real world, and they don't even realize they go to the same middle school. But real-life wrongdoing blasts their duo into a crater the size of Arcticon.

With life online and off a complete mess and BattleCon--and the Every Game Ever tournament--just weeks away, can the boys play their way back to each other?

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Bright, vivid colors and varied layouts communicate the intensity, high stakes, and drama of the video game sequences, making them all the more immersive. In the midst of the action, at the story's core is a sensitive narrative about the desire to find belonging. A high-scoring power combo of fast-action gaming and real-life friendship

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Bold, colorful artwork full of dynamic action and an inclusive cast of characters make this graphic novel a quick and engaging read.... A fun and heartening story that shows that a new best friend could be right around the corner.

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Sam Nisson
Sam Nisson has spent his working life creating worthwhile media for kids. For many years, he produced outstanding video games based on brands like I Spy and The Magic School Bus. More recently, he has worked on the Carmen Sandiego series on Netflix, and has written and directed audio shows for Pinna. He lives in Brooklyn.

Darnell Johnson, a Miami, Florida native, discovered his passion for art when watching Saturday morning cartoons as a kid. He would spend time designing his own characters and making comics about them. It was in high school that Darnell knew he wanted to pursue a career in art. Currently he lives in Alpharetta, Georgia. Visit him on Instagram @darnelljohnson_305.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780358325659
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
February 23, 2021
Series
A Power Up Graphic Novel
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV036000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Technology
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
JUV039100 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Peer Pressure
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Schools
Boys
Graphic novels
Middle schools
Cartoons and comics
Video games

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