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txpamcakers's review
4.0
Witty, cute, simple and fun :) Great addition to my elementary library graphic novels.
ogreart's review
3.0
I reviewed this book on my blog. Please come by for a visit.
http://mrbsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-misadventures-of-salem-hyde.html
http://mrbsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-misadventures-of-salem-hyde.html
mom2triplets04's review
4.0
Cute graphic novel for elementary school children. It's about a girl who is a witch and her spells don't go as it should. Great friendship too in this book.
kelleemoye's review
4.0
Full review at: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=2414
Teaching Guide Information: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=3070
I made sure to pick this up at NCTE from Abrams because Frank Cammuso is a big hit in my classroom. His series, Knights of the Lunch Table (great allusion to King Arthur!) is loved by many a reader (so much so that I think my copy of the first in the series just bit the dust and I’ll need to replace it). Although they did tell me that readers of TKotLT are older than the intended audience for Salem Hyde I wanted to make sure to read it because I was sure I was going to enjoy it—and I did! I’m also so pleased with the embracing of graphic novels that have been happening over the last 5 years and even graphic novels for young readers. The amount of graphic novels for young readers is really starting to accumulate and I have been impressed with most of the ones I’ve read, Salem Hyde included. I feel that many of the juvenile graphic novels are well done, multi-layered, and truly respectable just like the YA graphic novels.
Salem Hyde reminds me of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but a bit more of a trouble maker. Salem made me laugh and made me shake my head. She is one headstrong, independent little lady who, mixed with trying to figure out all of her match powers as she grows up as a witch, is a great main character.
Teaching Guide Information: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=3070
I made sure to pick this up at NCTE from Abrams because Frank Cammuso is a big hit in my classroom. His series, Knights of the Lunch Table (great allusion to King Arthur!) is loved by many a reader (so much so that I think my copy of the first in the series just bit the dust and I’ll need to replace it). Although they did tell me that readers of TKotLT are older than the intended audience for Salem Hyde I wanted to make sure to read it because I was sure I was going to enjoy it—and I did! I’m also so pleased with the embracing of graphic novels that have been happening over the last 5 years and even graphic novels for young readers. The amount of graphic novels for young readers is really starting to accumulate and I have been impressed with most of the ones I’ve read, Salem Hyde included. I feel that many of the juvenile graphic novels are well done, multi-layered, and truly respectable just like the YA graphic novels.
Salem Hyde reminds me of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but a bit more of a trouble maker. Salem made me laugh and made me shake my head. She is one headstrong, independent little lady who, mixed with trying to figure out all of her match powers as she grows up as a witch, is a great main character.
librariandest's review
4.0
Love it! Reminds me a little of Calvin and Hobbes, Dragonbreath, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
kellkie's review
4.0
From the first page, I felt like I was a kid again reading the Sunday comics. While Cammuso's series doesn't have the richly textured graphic novel feel that I have come to expect for middle grade readers, it does have several things going for it. It's hard not to like Salem and Whammy's oddball relationship. They are both easily relatable in a very Calvin and Hobbs sort of way. The chapters, or parts, are broken into easy-to-manage sections of reading for struggling readers. I can see many young girls diving into these books when nothing else has interested them. Salem is quirky, spunky, and independent... and sure to delight many young readers. Excellent scaffold series for teachers looking to help bridge a path from uninterested readers to engaged reader.
readingthroughtheages's review
4.0
Salem Hyde is a great new character in this graphic novel series. Fans of Babymouse and Squish will enjoy this new series.
I enjoyed Salem's spunkiness and the fact that the "responsible" character is a cat. In fact the cat, named Whammy, had the best line in this graphic novel, "75% of teaching is making stuff up." Good one, Whammy :)
I enjoyed Salem's spunkiness and the fact that the "responsible" character is a cat. In fact the cat, named Whammy, had the best line in this graphic novel, "75% of teaching is making stuff up." Good one, Whammy :)