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kateteaching7and8's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to @Scholasticinc and @runwithskizzers for sharing an advance copy of Orientation (Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1) with the #Kidlitexchange network. This middle grades graphic novel was released in August 2020. All opinions are my own.
Kamala Khan was an average middle schooler before Terrigen Mist swept through New Jersey activating her superpowers and turning her into Ms. Marvel. Now she can emmbiggen, disembiggen, stretch, and shape-shift. She uses her powers to protect her city; however, she ends up causing some major damage along the way. After one of her battles makes it onto the internet, she receives an invitation from Captain Marvel to join Avenger's Institute and receive some superhero training. There Ms. Marvel meets her team, Spider-Man (Miles Morales) and Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green). The three become fast friends and begin training together. Unbeknownst to Ms. Marvel, she is the center of a plot and the decathlon will be for more complicated than she could have imagined.
This was a super fun and light read. The characters are vibrant and interesting. I'm not super familiar with the Marvel Universe, but I very much enjoyed this book and getting a glimpse at a new generation of heroes. I liked that there was a focus on the idea that you can't go at it alone. There was also a focus on the theme that you are not defined by others. Just because others view you a certain way doesn't mean that that is who you are or what you have to become. This message directly relates to the peer pressure that many middle grade readers experience. I very much enjoyed the illustrations throughout the novel. The one thing I struggled with was the conflict. It felt like there were multiple conflicts throughout the novel and I was having a little trouble at first following the story line. It was a little scattered. Overall, though, the book was enjoyable and I believe my students will like it.
Kamala Khan was an average middle schooler before Terrigen Mist swept through New Jersey activating her superpowers and turning her into Ms. Marvel. Now she can emmbiggen, disembiggen, stretch, and shape-shift. She uses her powers to protect her city; however, she ends up causing some major damage along the way. After one of her battles makes it onto the internet, she receives an invitation from Captain Marvel to join Avenger's Institute and receive some superhero training. There Ms. Marvel meets her team, Spider-Man (Miles Morales) and Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green). The three become fast friends and begin training together. Unbeknownst to Ms. Marvel, she is the center of a plot and the decathlon will be for more complicated than she could have imagined.
This was a super fun and light read. The characters are vibrant and interesting. I'm not super familiar with the Marvel Universe, but I very much enjoyed this book and getting a glimpse at a new generation of heroes. I liked that there was a focus on the idea that you can't go at it alone. There was also a focus on the theme that you are not defined by others. Just because others view you a certain way doesn't mean that that is who you are or what you have to become. This message directly relates to the peer pressure that many middle grade readers experience. I very much enjoyed the illustrations throughout the novel. The one thing I struggled with was the conflict. It felt like there were multiple conflicts throughout the novel and I was having a little trouble at first following the story line. It was a little scattered. Overall, though, the book was enjoyable and I believe my students will like it.
gnomescottage's review against another edition
4.0
In Orientation (Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1) Ms. Marvel a.k.a. Kamala Khan is invited to enroll in the Avengers Institute. She’ll join fellow young heroes at the school to hone her skills in fighting villains, saving people, and learning to work as a team. Although Kamala would be thrilled to meet the superheroes she’s only written fan fiction about, she worries accepting will mean she isn’t already a good hero. Thankfully, she overcomes her reluctance because Avengers Institute might just be the place where she can meet new best friends and learn that being a good hero doesn’t mean you have to do everything on your own.
Although I’m much older than the target audience, picking up Orientation by Preeti Chhibber and James Lancett is just what I needed. I’ve been having terrible reader’s block this summer thanks to the pandemic and a whole host of other horrible things, and I’ve just been longing for something that’ll keep my brain engaged. Orientation’s mix of illustrations, notes, text messages, and fan fiction (written by Ms. Marvel, of course) swept me along and kept me thoroughly absorbed--which is more than I can say for anything else I’ve tried to read in the past month. Although I’m not the hugest Ms. Marvel fan (I mean, she’s fine, but her comics aren’t my jam), that didn’t deter my enjoyment of the book, especially since Squirrel Girl and Miles Morales turned up as her heroic teammates. Together the trio made a super cute and super successful team, and I would absolutely read more books and comics about their future team-ups.
I’m very pleased Orientation is only Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1 because I will definitely look forward to reading more books in this series. Regardless of your age, I recommend picking up Orientation. It’s sweet, funny, and generally super and will whisk you away into a world embiggening girls and teleporting dogs for a little while.
Although I’m much older than the target audience, picking up Orientation by Preeti Chhibber and James Lancett is just what I needed. I’ve been having terrible reader’s block this summer thanks to the pandemic and a whole host of other horrible things, and I’ve just been longing for something that’ll keep my brain engaged. Orientation’s mix of illustrations, notes, text messages, and fan fiction (written by Ms. Marvel, of course) swept me along and kept me thoroughly absorbed--which is more than I can say for anything else I’ve tried to read in the past month. Although I’m not the hugest Ms. Marvel fan (I mean, she’s fine, but her comics aren’t my jam), that didn’t deter my enjoyment of the book, especially since Squirrel Girl and Miles Morales turned up as her heroic teammates. Together the trio made a super cute and super successful team, and I would absolutely read more books and comics about their future team-ups.
I’m very pleased Orientation is only Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1 because I will definitely look forward to reading more books in this series. Regardless of your age, I recommend picking up Orientation. It’s sweet, funny, and generally super and will whisk you away into a world embiggening girls and teleporting dogs for a little while.
kennethwade's review against another edition
I read about 70 pages of this book and I think it’s great for the intended age group. The story is told through many mediums including blog posts, fanfiction chapters, transcripts, and text messages. It was hard for me to focus with all these different things happening, and I also only wanted to read it because I love Miles Morales. The main character is Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) and the other superheroes basically only appear through her periphery. I’m sure this is great for younger people, but it was a little too scattered for my brain.
tinothy's review against another edition
3.0
Immersive graphic novel where the story is told with traditional comic panels, letters and screenshots of text messages. Similar to the DC version (Secret Hero Society series).
ayzil's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
waitingforthesecondstar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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