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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm confusion.
Either this is an alternate reality from the movie, or everything is an anachronism?
(T'Challa is in middle school, so he'd be 12/13 and was 31/32 in the movie, so this would be set in the early 2000s, and yet they talk about downloading apps for that and everyone in a hotel lobby on their laptops?)
They killed off T'Challa's mother? Also where was Shuri? Who is this new Hunter kid?
I'm tired.
Either this is an alternate reality from the movie, or everything is an anachronism?
(T'Challa is in middle school, so he'd be 12/13 and was 31/32 in the movie, so this would be set in the early 2000s, and yet they talk about downloading apps for that and everyone in a hotel lobby on their laptops?)
They killed off T'Challa's mother? Also where was Shuri? Who is this new Hunter kid?
I'm tired.
Used this as a read-aloud, and my son (who loved Black Panther) really enjoyed it, as did I! It's exciting, and deals with the complicated growing-up issues kids face (like friendship and what a mess that can be) really well. Also the ending is a treat. ;)
I’m so pleased this was our first foray into the Marvel Universe for my 7 year old. Exciting with a little bit of scary but not too much. Great lessons about being true to yourself and never minding popularity in the middle school years. We shared so much outrage and joy and suspense listening to this book together. Booklist was spot on recommending the audiobook.
4 starts because there are no middle schools in Chicago! And also, it’s freezing but then it’s only October?! I know Chicago weather can be crazy but come on, these little things were a distraction for this Chicago native. ;)
4 starts because there are no middle schools in Chicago! And also, it’s freezing but then it’s only October?! I know Chicago weather can be crazy but come on, these little things were a distraction for this Chicago native. ;)
2.5
I really wanted to love this. But I was sorely disappointed. Maybe I shouldn't have compared it against Jason Reynold's Miles Morales which is mind blowing. This was very average and predictable. 8 year olds will probably like it but there's no crossover interest for older readers. Boo.
I really wanted to love this. But I was sorely disappointed. Maybe I shouldn't have compared it against Jason Reynold's Miles Morales which is mind blowing. This was very average and predictable. 8 year olds will probably like it but there's no crossover interest for older readers. Boo.
I’m giving this book 3.5 stars. I enjoyed it and so did the kid. He is more of the target audience for this but I really wanted to give this a shot. My kid thought it was interesting. We both liked taking a look at what T’Challa’s life as a child could have been like. I will say that I wish I had read this before seeing the movie. I would definitely recommend this to middle grade readers looking a for little adventure. This book also tackles the feeling of belonging, making friends in a new place and wanting to be accepted. Overall an easy and fun read.
Kids liked this, but not as much as the Miles Morales spiderman book.
Before T'Challa becomes King of Wakanda, he is a pre-teen, sent to live in Chicago with his friend M'Baku and attend middle school there. His father thinks he'll be safer away from political unrest, but bullies, cultural differences, and evil villains don't make it easy for T'Challa to be away from home. This was a quick and fun read, made all the more relevant with the upcoming release of Marvel's Black Panther. As someone who doesn't read comic books, and isn't well-versed on the Marvel Universe in general, I enjoyed getting some (well written) back story on a unique character. T'Challa is both royalty and (future) superhero, with imaginative and useful gadgets and wisdom beyond his twelve years.
Kinda wish the climactic battle had been drawn out more, but still a really great book.
JFIC, so's you can 250+ pages in one day. Still perfectly captures the flavor of comic book Marvel U versions of T'Challa, Wakanda, and some other stuff I'll not tell you about lest I spoil things. Really liked this, and wish they'd had things as good as this when I was small enough to be blown away by it. Because of the age range, the main protagonist, Gemini, will not seem as adversarial to adults as he does children, and T'Challa's American 'adventure' may ring tinny, but try to read with young eyes.