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booklover160's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good graphic about a kid trying to juggle all his different interests while attempting to maintain everyone's expectations. He fails but learns and his earnestness is really refreshing. I really liked it!
z_e_l_d_a's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
Fantastic
michellew123's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
mandallin's review against another edition
so sweet!!! and so real… cory making typos while searching up videos reached me deeply in my soul
z_brarian's review against another edition
5.0
A fun and colorful GN about friendship, dance crews, yoyoing and acceptance. This one is going to fly off my shelves!
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Fun, colorful with lots of yo-yo tricks that students are going to love!
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
Galligan captured the energy of dancing, but I wanted to know more about what the routine looked like. I think this would make a great streaming show/movie, but it came up short as a graphic novel. The lessons about friendship were great and young readers will identify perfectly with the pressures that family can put on students. I enjoyed the art and use of color, but dancing was such a big part of the story and I didn't get enough of that from the images.
jkenna1990's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute! I’ve never read a book about break dancing and yo-yoing before so this was a fun one. I loved all the characters although it did seem like there were a lot of them and we didn’t get to know the whole crew. Overall a fun read!
maryhannawilson's review against another edition
5.0
Cory is part of a dance crew that is getting ready for their final competition before they graduate 8th grade and go to separate high schools. There is a lot of pressure to make this final dance a fantastic one and their crew captain is becoming intense. There is quite a bit of conflict developing in the group that is made worse when Cory is grounded for his grades and he can't make practice times anymore.
In an effort to help him improve his grades, his parents hire Sunna, a fellow student, to tutor him. While Sunna seems like a boring academic student, Cory soon learns that she is an expert at the yo-yo and he begs her to teach him. Now Cory has to balance his new friendship with his former group of friends as well as his two new hobbies. With the pressure to achieve good grades coming from home as well as the performance pressure coming from his friends, can Cory find a way to balance it all?
This was a popular graphic novel with all of the students in my graphic novel class. While the common themes of friendship and life balance are present in this middle-grade story, the unique addition of yo-yo and dancing as hobbies made it feel fresh and unique.
The illustrations are creative, lively, and well done. There are so many interesting layouts throughout the book and the variety provided great discussion for our class.
Overall, this was a fun story with a group of diverse characters. I highly recommend this one for the tween years.
In an effort to help him improve his grades, his parents hire Sunna, a fellow student, to tutor him. While Sunna seems like a boring academic student, Cory soon learns that she is an expert at the yo-yo and he begs her to teach him. Now Cory has to balance his new friendship with his former group of friends as well as his two new hobbies. With the pressure to achieve good grades coming from home as well as the performance pressure coming from his friends, can Cory find a way to balance it all?
This was a popular graphic novel with all of the students in my graphic novel class. While the common themes of friendship and life balance are present in this middle-grade story, the unique addition of yo-yo and dancing as hobbies made it feel fresh and unique.
The illustrations are creative, lively, and well done. There are so many interesting layouts throughout the book and the variety provided great discussion for our class.
Overall, this was a fun story with a group of diverse characters. I highly recommend this one for the tween years.
mrs_bookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you Scholastic for sharing this graphic novel. The way Gale was able to show break dancing and yo-yoing was AMAZING. I loved the movement in the comic spreads. This will be a favorite.