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drewwoodworth's review against another edition
5.0
Street Angel is the story of the continuing adventures of Jesse Sanchez, princess of poverty. Although, this is not the first story about Jesse, there really are no prerequisites to picking up and enjoying this book. The story is self-contained and gives you everything you need to know to become fully invested in the characters and the story.
To those unfamiliar with the character, Jesse Sanchez is a skateboard riding, Kung-fu master, who also happens to be homeless and failing the 7th grade. When she isn't off fighting ninjas or foiling some evil plot, she usually attends school. Not so much for the education, but the free lunch.
The art by Jim Rugg is dynamic and amazing. Every character, facial expression, and movement is intentional and placed with purpose. The art style changes from moody and illustrative to sketchy and manga-esque depending on whatever the scene or storytelling calls for.
The writing is humorous with subtlety,but also quite heartfelt.
All in all, a great feat of cartooning.
To those unfamiliar with the character, Jesse Sanchez is a skateboard riding, Kung-fu master, who also happens to be homeless and failing the 7th grade. When she isn't off fighting ninjas or foiling some evil plot, she usually attends school. Not so much for the education, but the free lunch.
The art by Jim Rugg is dynamic and amazing. Every character, facial expression, and movement is intentional and placed with purpose. The art style changes from moody and illustrative to sketchy and manga-esque depending on whatever the scene or storytelling calls for.
The writing is humorous with subtlety,but also quite heartfelt.
All in all, a great feat of cartooning.
droar's review against another edition
4.0
I like this a lot, but it's so short & I feel like I'm missing most of the backstory. Super fun little story though & the end pages are Amazing!
slencho's review
2.0
It just always seems like there’s massive gaps… or maybe I’m just not the target audience and therefore I’m missing things that should be obvious.
gargi's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't know this book was part of a series before I picked it up, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's quite fun and more middle-grade level than I expected.
The illustrations are simple and fun and the storyline is quite easy to understand as well. I think I might want to read the rest too.
I got a free copy in exchange for this review!
The illustrations are simple and fun and the storyline is quite easy to understand as well. I think I might want to read the rest too.
I got a free copy in exchange for this review!
chwaters's review against another edition
3.0
Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez is quite possibly the toughest teenager you'll ever meet. No one at her high school is dumb enough to pick a fight with her...until now. Jesse finds a note on her locker demanding an after-school brawl and vows to end the person who touched her locker. Her best friend, Bell, is more concerned with whether or not Jesse will go to the school dance this coming weekend. Bell's parents won't let her go unless Jesse goes too. It's a Sadie Hawkins dance, so it's really up to Jesse, not that she has any interest in going to a dance. Turns out there just might be a way to solve both problems at the same time!
My colleague picked this up at ALA over the weekend (Thanks, good folks at Image!), but neither of us knew that it was actually part of a larger body of work, the first "volume" of which is apparently out-of-print. The story is pretty self-contained, however, so it can be read on its own. It's very, very short and provides very little backstory, so readers (like me) might be frustrated to find that this particular volume is very limited in its scope. That being said, it's still a fun read that doesn't take itself too seriously. The physical book is gorgeous, with what are presumably Jesse's doodles on the inside cover and quirky reader's guide at the end, along with some commentary by the creators.
My colleague picked this up at ALA over the weekend (Thanks, good folks at Image!), but neither of us knew that it was actually part of a larger body of work, the first "volume" of which is apparently out-of-print. The story is pretty self-contained, however, so it can be read on its own. It's very, very short and provides very little backstory, so readers (like me) might be frustrated to find that this particular volume is very limited in its scope. That being said, it's still a fun read that doesn't take itself too seriously. The physical book is gorgeous, with what are presumably Jesse's doodles on the inside cover and quirky reader's guide at the end, along with some commentary by the creators.
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