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4-6
Illustrated by
Jeff Smith
&
Steve Hamaker.
Things are heating up in this graphic novel series as Bone and his friends prepare to face off against the Hooded One while Thorn begins to understand her place in the Valley and among her people. Newcomers will need to back up quite a bit to understand references made in this installment.
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4-6
Illustrated by
Jeff Smith
&
Steve Hamaker.
Phoney Bone has most of Barrelhaven fooled into thinking he's a mighty dragonslayer, in this fourth book in the series (originally published in comic-book form). Meanwhile, the evil rat creatures, pawns of the hooded one and the Lord of the Locusts, have drawn the townspeople into war. The humor and action will leave fans satisfied, but the plot will likely confound first-time readers.
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Jeff Smith
&
Steve Hamaker.
When greedy Phoney Bone is run out of town, his cousins, Fone and Smiley, join him. Fone makes friends with a country girl, her no-nonsense gran'ma, and a dragon; Phoney must contend with ferocious rat creatures who are led by a mysterious "hooded one" and who want Phoney's soul. This graphic novel (originally published in comic-book form) is slow paced but nevertheless imaginative.