The secret spiral of Swamp Kid

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Author:

Summary:

"Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles in his spiral notebook; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he is not-so-great at sports; and he is pond scum. Nicknamed "Swamp Kid" by his classmates, Russell has algae for hair, a tree trunk of a right arm, webbed toes, and a parsnip for a thumb. Also, Russell's favorite meal is sunlight. Also, a frog lives in his arm. In this notebook, Russell details, in both hilarious text and green-tinted illustrations (complete with ketchup stains!), what it's like to be different, to be comfortable in his own skin (no matter how slimy), to discover his true talents, to avoid the intense stare of Mr. Finneca (his suspicious science teacher), and to find humor in the everyday weird."-- Provided by publisher.

Audience:

Ages 8-12 DC ZOOM.

Grades 4-6 DC ZOOM.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm

Genre:

Humorous comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Middle school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Notebooks -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Self-confidence -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Wands, Steve,

Publisher:

DC Zoom,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781401290689

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : DC Zoom, [2019]

Call Number:

J SCROGGS

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003459859	Juvenile Graphic Novels	SCROGGS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

"Kirk Scroggs is one of my favorite author/illustrators." --Dav Pilkey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Captain Underpants and Dog Man series.

WARNING! UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM RUSSELL WEINWRIGHT TO ACCESS HIS NOTEBOOK, DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER. SERIOUSLY, WE MEAN IT.

Okay, if you are still with us, here is what we can share- Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he is not so great at sports; and he is pond scum. Nicknamed "Swamp Kid" by his classmates, Russell has algae for hair, a tree trunk for a right arm, and a carrot for a finger. Also, Russell's favorite meal is sunlight. Also, a frog lives in his arm.

In this notebook, Russell details in both hilarious text and color illustrations (complete with ketchup stains!) what it's like to be different, to discover his true talents, to avoid the intense stare of Mr. Finneca (his suspicious science teacher who may also be a mad scientist), and to find humor in the everyday weird.

This is The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid by writer and illustrator Kirk Scroggs, and you'll never look at middle school the same way again.

Author Notes

Kirk is an author-illustrator best known for the Snoop Troop books, It Came From Beneath the Playground , and Attack of the Ninja Potato Clones , as well as the series Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet and Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features .