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Lo & behold

Title:

Lo & behold

Author:

Mass, Wendy, 1967- author.

Mendez, Gabi, illustrator.

Tse, Cai, colorist.

Summary:

When you’re named after a 250-year-old tortoise, you grow up believing life is full of possibilities and wonder. But ever since Addie’s family got turned upside down, those things have been harder for her to see. The last thing Addie wants to do is make a new friend, but when her dad’s summer job takes them across the country, she meets Mateo and finds herself caught up in an exciting project. With the help of a virtual reality headset, she’s suddenly scaling castle walls, dodging angry kittens, and seeing the world in whole new ways. Plus, she has an idea that could be bigger than anything she’s imagined before, but can she right some wrongs first . . . or is it too late? -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 8-12. Random House Children's Books.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Genre:

Coming-of-age comics.

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Subject Term:

Virtual reality -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Families -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Imagination -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Life change events -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Mendez, Gabi,

Tse, Cai,

Publisher:

Random House Children's Books,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9780593179628

9780593179635

9780593179642

Publication Information:

New York : Random House Children's Books, 2023.

Call Number:

YA MASS

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003669812	New Young Adult Graphic Novels	MASS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things?

Introducing an unforgettable graphic novel about connection, friendship, and the wonder all around us from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and debut illustrator Gabi Mendez.

When you're named after a 250-year-old tortoise, you grow up believing life is full of possibilities and wonder. But ever since Addie's family got turned upside down, those things have been harder for her to see.

The last thing Addie wants to do is make a new friend, but when her dad's summer job takes them across the country, she meets Mateo and finds herself caught up in an exciting project. With the help of a virtual reality headset, she's suddenly scaling castle walls, dodging angry kittens, and seeing the world in whole new ways. Plus, she has an idea that could be bigger than anything she's imagined before. But can she right some wrongs first . . . or is it too late?

Author Notes

Wendy Mass was born in Livingston, New Jersey on January 17, 1967. She received a B. A. in English from Tufts University. She worked as a book editor at numerous publishing houses in New York City and Connecticut and co-created a teenage literary magazine called Writes of Passage. She has written several nonfiction books for teenagers including Stonehenge, Readings on Night, John Cabot: Early Explorer, and Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her fiction books include Leap Day, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, Every Soul a Star, 11 Birthdays, Finally, and The Candymakers. A Mango-Shaped Space won the American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award in 2004. She wrote the storyline for an episode of the television show Monk, entitled "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre," which aired during the show's second season.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4--7--"He can make me go with him, but he can't make me interested." Addie packs up and spends a summer on a college campus where her futurist father is leading a team of students developing virtual and augmented reality projects. Despite Addie's initial reluctance, she becomes interested in VR as a way to escape and explore, and she even makes a friend in real life, Mateo. They share interests--geocaching, moon trees--before they finally share more personal stories, like what happened to Mateo's brother and Addie's mom. Ultimately, with the help of some students, Doug, Lily, and Surekha, they work together to develop VR experiences for people in the hospital where Mateo volunteers. At its heart, this is a story about empathy, whether it's a stranger with chemo or your own parent. Addie reflects, "I think it's harder to have empathy for the people we love the most. When they do something wrong it feels so personal." The layout is creative and dynamic, and the illustrations are full of relevant details. Mendez and Tse do excellent work with shadow and light, and the faint shimmer of VR. Panels set in the past have a gray outline with rounded corners, while VR panels have a half-round cutout along the middle of the bottom. Addie and her family present as white; there is diversity among the secondary characters. VERDICT No goggles or controllers are needed to fully immerse yourself in this summer STEM story about family, friendship, and empathy. Highly recommended.--Jenny Arch

Publisher's Weekly Review

Mass (the Twice upon a Time series) and debut illustrator Mendez navigate familial trauma and the impact of technology in this intricately rendered graphic novel that successfully captures the sometimes overwhelming nature of adolescence. When Addie's mother abruptly leaves, Addie's father attempts to distract her from the situation by taking her on a cross-country trip to Spring Haven University, where he will be working for the summer. But Addie is skeptical that she'll feel anything other than lonely, until she meets Mateo, the son of one of her dad's coworkers. Together, the tweens explore Addie's father's virtual reality lab, and Mateo helps Addie see her father's work--and her own circumstances--in a different light. As Addie delves deeper into the comforts of the digital world, however, she discovers that she's been avoiding her true feelings and the needs of those around her. Mendez's streamlined and consistent artwork tonally complements Mass's attentive consideration of the issues addressed. Edge-of-the-seat virtual reality adventure scenes are delicately balanced with accessible and thought-provoking plotting, juxtaposing video game--like escapism with emotionally complex conflict to deliver a solid read that encourages empathy and introspection. Ages 10--14. (May)