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Audrey's Magic Nine Book 1 by Michelle Wright
4.0
After ten long years in foster care and increasingly worse foster home situations, it finally looks like Audrey's luck is turning when she is adopted. Her adoptive parents are a bit over-zealous with the extracurriculars and a bit too enthusiastic but Audrey has her own room and plenty of food which is more than she could say before. It could be worse.
Turns out it could be stranger too. Audrey doesn't know much about her puppet Asa--just that she's had him since she was a baby. When Asa starts talking, Audrey realizes she isn't the only one with a mysterious past. Turns out Asa is part of a legendary council of magical creatures. The council of nine fought evil but during their last battle something went wrong and transported Asa and the others to Earth where they have been turned into puppets.
Once she sketches out a plan Audrey is ready to help but finding the puppets is only half the battle as she and Asa try to figure out how the portal sent the council to Earth and how to get them home in Audrey's Magic Nine (2018) by Michelle Wright, illustrated by Courtney Huddleston and Tracy Bailey.
Audrey's Magic Nine is a webcomic turned graphic novel. The first volume follows as she (spoiler) tracks down the first three puppets. Like a lot of comics, things end abruptly but the book includes four bonus comics to flesh out Audrey's world.
The comic features full color illustrations along with Audrey's own sketches of her life (and her plans to help Asa). The story blends humor and action as Audrey braves a startling puppet theater and a sentient slide in her quest for answers.
Audrey is a young black girl adopted by white parents. I didn't love the way that the foster care and adoption situations were portrayed--one as painfully horrible and the other as comically simple--but it works well to get the story moving (and isn't too different from anything we see in many middle grade novels). While Audrey's parents initially adopt her as a prop to keep up with their popular neighbors they do begin to genuinely bond with Audrey. The story also gives Audrey plenty of space for Audrey and readers to see that her adoptive parents are absurd and misguided in many ways.
Audrey's Magic Nine is a rollicking adventure filled with action, humor, and powerful friendships. Not to mention a healthy dose of magic. Recommended for graphic novel readers and fantasy readers alike.
Possible Pairings: Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke, All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson, Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Turns out it could be stranger too. Audrey doesn't know much about her puppet Asa--just that she's had him since she was a baby. When Asa starts talking, Audrey realizes she isn't the only one with a mysterious past. Turns out Asa is part of a legendary council of magical creatures. The council of nine fought evil but during their last battle something went wrong and transported Asa and the others to Earth where they have been turned into puppets.
Once she sketches out a plan Audrey is ready to help but finding the puppets is only half the battle as she and Asa try to figure out how the portal sent the council to Earth and how to get them home in Audrey's Magic Nine (2018) by Michelle Wright, illustrated by Courtney Huddleston and Tracy Bailey.
Audrey's Magic Nine is a webcomic turned graphic novel. The first volume follows as she (spoiler) tracks down the first three puppets. Like a lot of comics, things end abruptly but the book includes four bonus comics to flesh out Audrey's world.
The comic features full color illustrations along with Audrey's own sketches of her life (and her plans to help Asa). The story blends humor and action as Audrey braves a startling puppet theater and a sentient slide in her quest for answers.
Audrey is a young black girl adopted by white parents. I didn't love the way that the foster care and adoption situations were portrayed--one as painfully horrible and the other as comically simple--but it works well to get the story moving (and isn't too different from anything we see in many middle grade novels). While Audrey's parents initially adopt her as a prop to keep up with their popular neighbors they do begin to genuinely bond with Audrey. The story also gives Audrey plenty of space for Audrey and readers to see that her adoptive parents are absurd and misguided in many ways.
Audrey's Magic Nine is a rollicking adventure filled with action, humor, and powerful friendships. Not to mention a healthy dose of magic. Recommended for graphic novel readers and fantasy readers alike.
Possible Pairings: Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke, All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson, Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde