[ISLMA-Share] Sidescrollers

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I found this review on NoveList about the book.  I think I am going to
check it out from my local library to review first before making a decision
for our junior high library.

This graphic novel about three teenage friends is enormous fun. Brian, the
genius at video games, Brad the practical joker and the lovelorn Matt work
to save their friend Amber from Dick, a bully with sexual issues. But the
plot is almost beside the point—the banter among the three friends and the
strange things the boys decide to do is so entertaining. "You've gotta
figure, Frankenberry is pretty much Frankenstein, only pink," says Brian,
as they deliberate the strengths of various breakfast cereal characters.
Later, Brad liberates lobsters from a tank in a store, and Brian, who's
held the high score at Street Fighter in the local arcade for years, is
challenged by a Girl Scout, loses, then reneges on his promise to buy all
her cookies and is beaten by eight-year-olds. The characters are drawn in
thick, stylized lines—they have a '50s feel, but a thoroughly modern
attitude, including lots of insider talk about video games, especially
Prisoner of Zelda. "I always thought of Brad as Princess Toadstool," says
Matt. The book is wholesome (an antidrinking message), but still
entertaining for young teens or those with a sense of humor, even if they
don't own a PlayStation. (Nov.) --Staff (Reviewed November 20, 2006)
(Publishers Weekly, vol 253, issue 46, p46)

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Do any middle school libraries have the graphic novel Sidescrollers, by
> Matt Loux in their collection?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Teacher Librarian
> Century Jr. High
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>
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