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The shadow spies / art, Bannister ; story, Nykko ; colors, Jaffré ; [translation by Carol Klio Burrell].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Bannister. ElseWhere chronicles ; 2. | Bannister. ElseWhere chronicles ; bk. 2.Graphic universePublication details: Minneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, 2009.Description: 46 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780761339649
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Rebecca, Max, Theo, and Noah continue their journey through the other world in search of a way home, pursued by the Shadow Spies and the mysterious Master of Shadows.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Childrens Fiction Davis (Central) Library Childrens Graphics Childrens Graphics BAN 1 Available T00483808
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

With the Shadow Door shattered and the passageway closed, Rebecca and Max set out across the dangerous lands of ElseWhere to find a way home. Wherever there is darkness, the Shadow Spies - servants of the Master of Shadows - lie in wait to stop them. Back on the other side of the door, Noah and Theo are working on a rescue. With the clues left behind by Grandpa Gabe and the help of new allies, can they find another passageway and keep the Shadows from destroying our world?

Rebecca, Max, Theo, and Noah continue their journey through the other world in search of a way home, pursued by the Shadow Spies and the mysterious Master of Shadows.

Translated from the French.

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Reviews provided by Syndetics

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-8-Upon the death of a neighborhood recluse, Max, Theo, and Noah meet the man's adopted granddaughter, Bec. In her grandfather's effects, they find the means to travel to another world that's filled with strange plants and peoples and deadly shadow creatures. Unable to return the way they came, they must fight their way to other gateways. The three volumes comprise one story arc, introducing the characters and the world, and ending with the dangling promise of future adventures. And while there are fun and beautiful moments, the primary story objective is survival, and there is a continual sense of peril. The action sequences are clear and suspenseful, providing an interesting contrast to the charming figure work. There are frequent cute touches, which occasionally prevent the young heroes from expressing some of the tension and depth required in the more intense sequences, but overall the books effectively grab readers and create a compelling emotional landscape to complement the alien one. It's therefore a pity that the third volume feels rushed as it arrives at its conclusion. Due to the open-ended final panel, it makes sense to retain some dangling threads, but the key antagonist is never fully realized, and the sacrifice of a major character happens without sufficient explanation.-Benjamin Russell, Belmont High School, NH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Four friends discover a passage to a dangerous new world (Book One). Rebecca and Max are stranded there; back on Earth, Noah and Theo work to rescue them (Book Two). Book Three finds the four together and in trouble again. Readers who aren't sticklers for logic will find this dramatically illustrated graphic novel series a diverting vision of a dark and magical world. [Review covers these Graphic Universe: The Elsewhere Chronicles titles: The Master of Shadows, The Shadow Door, and The Shadow Spies.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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