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McCoy, Chris
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
Eighteen-year-old Bennett finally gets his dream girl to agree to be his prom date, and immediately afterwards she's abducted by aliens. To find her he hitches a ride with an interstellar rock band. The over-the-top premise works well with a narrative that doesn't take itself too seriously. Characters manage to be grounded and realistic while still generating lots of humor.
Reviewer: Lauren Chambers
(4)
4-6
There are imaginary friends, and then there are their friends. Ted starts with one "abstract companion," but the titular pirate with a taste for raw bacon is only the first in a long line of not-quite-there characters that populate the story. Though McCoy's text occasionally strains for humor, it doesn't suffer from any shortage of imagination.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
2 reviews
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