(3) YA Lunar Chronicles series. Illustrated by Doug Holgate & Stephen Gilpin. This first graphic novel of the continuing sci-fi series sets up female android Iko's mission to track down the remaining wolf-hybrid soldiers threatening the peace between Earth and Luna. Over seven chapters, illustrated in a monochrome blue palette with dynamic panels, Meyer skillfully reintroduces her pre-established world with appearances by familiar characters (including Cinder, Cress, and Thorne) while establishing a new heroine in Iko.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

(3) K-3 Laff-O-Tronic Joke Books! series. Illustrated by Daryll Collins & Doug Holgate. These school- and monster-themed books offer readers a slew of funny jokes, riddles, and puns, complemented by silly black-and-white cartoony illustrations. Brief comic-strip vignettes, simple animation via flipping pages, and instructions for drawing a character from each volume also add appeal. Solid choices to add to any joke book collection. Review covers these Laff-O-Tronic Joke Books! titles: Monster Jokes and School Jokes.

Reviewer: April Mazza

(3) K-3 Laff-O-Tronic Joke Books! series. Illustrated by Daryll Collins & Doug Holgate. These school- and monster-themed books offer readers a slew of funny jokes, riddles, and puns, complemented by silly black-and-white cartoony illustrations. Brief comic-strip vignettes, simple animation via flipping pages, and instructions for drawing a character from each volume also add appeal. Solid choices to add to any joke book collection. Review covers these Laff-O-Tronic Joke Books! titles: Monster Jokes and School Jokes.

Reviewer: April Mazza

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Doug Holgate. Fictional blog entries (some that originally appeared in Mad magazine) span Tad's year of comical middle-school mishaps. Tad shares his thoughts on school, shaving, and other events. Filled with random quips ("tater tot is a bad name for a food, because it suggests that you're eating potato babies"), the book reads more like standup than story, but parts are very funny. Black-and-white cartoons illustrate the text.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Doug Holgate. In his second book, good-natured and dorky (he crochets his own shoelaces and bites cheese into different shapes) fourth grader Oggie winds up at odds with the mean girls. Best friend Amy helps Oggie outsmart snooty Donnica Perfecto, although, ever clueless, Oggie doesn't realize he's been ostracized. This light, entertaining story is illustrated with funny gray-scale cartoon drawings.

Reviewer: Betty Carter