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Queen Bee (Paperback)
by Chynna Clugston
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Friendship, Fiction, Ages 9-12, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 118.00
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¥ 98.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
The funny story speaks to self-discovery, values, and the bitter truth about the social dynamics of middle-school. |
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Author: Chynna Clugston
Publisher: GRAPHIX
Pub. in: September, 2005
ISBN: 0439709873
Pages: 112
Measurements: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00066
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This is a story about cliques, popularity, and how nasty girls can be. Haley Madison is moving to a new school and is determined not to be the geek she was in her old middle school. She succeeds in joining the "Bee Hive", the popular girl group at school, with only minor problems in controlling her special psychokinetic powers. But soon another new girl arrives, coincidentally with the same psychokinetic powers, and then the power struggle begins since there is only room for one new girl in the Bee Hive. The climax of the story occurs during a talent contest reminiscent of "American Idol". The book ends on a happy note and gives a hint as to why the two girls both have the same powers. A sequel is almost guaranteed. The book is in graphic novel format. The drawings are excellent; the story is full of energy and moves along at a brisk pace. There are numerous references to recent pop culture that readers will recognize. This book is in favor of those that have graphic novel collections and middle school girls.
Target readers:
Kids aged 9-12
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Haley is smart, funny, nice, and determined to be super-popular in her new middle-school . . . if she can control that problematic little secret power of hers. Enter another new seventh grader, Alexa. She's smart-alecky, definitely not nice, and she's got the power, too. Just like Haley, Alexa is psychokinetic. She can move things with her mind and does, never missing a chance to embarrass someone in the classroom, cafeteria, or gym-especially Haley. When the two girls meet, there's literally a tornado.
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A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I read this book right after I got it. It rocks! Anyway, it's about a girl named Haley and she found out she has powers! Then, one day a girl named Alexa came into her classroom and suddenly they combined powers! Alexa however is aka (EVIL)! Once you read this book you will want to read more! |
A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I could not put this down! Alexa is the new girl at the school and I forget the main girls name but they both have a power that No one knows. They sort of look alike too except Alexa has freckles and curly long orange hair this book is a comic book but don't make that a reason why you don't get it. If you haven’t read it you haven’t read a really good book; so pick up a copy today Located at borders, the bookstore in the greenwood mall or anywhere else! You really won't want to miss this! I got my copy at the greenwood mall's Walden-books but Borders has it too! That’s why I gave it 5 stars! |
Sadie Mattox (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
Like most middle-school girls, Haley Madison is obsessed with popularity. When she transfers to a new school, she finally has a fresh start–if she can keep her pesky psychokinesis under control–no more exploding lunch trays, no more embarrassing baseball incidents. Her first day, she befriends Trini, who is nice but certainly not popular. Haley works her way up the social ladder with fake laughs and manipulation. Then, beautiful Alexa shows up. She's campaigning to be the new queen bee and she shares Haley's powers. A spectacular face-off ensues at a talent show. Although the story ends predictably, readers will relate to both girls. The panel illustrations effectively use black space to frame the characters' often-jealous emotions. Haley's maybe boyfriend sports a spiky haircut and a London Calling T-shirt. He's a nice change from the typical prince love interest. As to be expected, the characters constantly drop pop-culture references. This book will be popular with fans of the author's Blue Monday series (Oni Pr.). |
Francisca Goldsmith (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
In Clugston's graphic-novel version of middle-school cliques, Haley Madison recognizes that her status as a social outcast is as much due to her peers' experiments with shunning as her own geeky tendencies. When she starts a new school, she determines to become one of the social elite; rebuffing the friendly overtures of kids she might have once befriended in order to curry favor with the school's status queens. It's tough to miss similarities to Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees and Wannabes (2002) and the movie Mean Girls, but Clugston delivers a couple of twists: the artwork has a touch of manga, and Haley has psychokinetic powers. The connection between image and text is nicely balanced, and the psychokinetic element folds smoothly into the story, which speaks to self-discovery, values, and the bitter truth about the social dynamics of middle-school. |
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