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Title: Could not get hooked by Bone
Review: Unfortunately, I was unimpressed by Smith's highly popular graphic novel. My previous 4th graders and middle schoolers (especially the boys) adore this series, so I was willing to give it a go, but I found the humor and storyline unappealing. I forced myself to finish this first book in the series--I was uninterested by the tribulations of three 'bone' characters, cousins who journey into the unknown, become separated, and eventually reunite. But clearly more trouble is headed their way as this first book in the series concluded. But I will not be reading on to find out what that trouble is! I can see why this plot and humor would appeal to middle grade readers, but it just didn't do much for me. Would not recommend this to many readers, except my most reluctant student readers.
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