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Game On!

Game On!

#5 in series

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Introducing Squish—a hilarious, action packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creators of Babymouse! Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants, Dan Gutman's Weird School, and Jarrett Krosoczka's Lunch Lady.
Beep! Beep! Squish can't get enough of his awesome new video game Mitosis! (Mitosis is what happens when cells divide. Who says video games can't be educational?) In fact, he may even be obsessed! He plays at home . . . at school. . . even in his sleep! Are video games taking over Squish's life?! And can Squish's favorite comic book hero, Super Amoeba, stop the Creeping Black Mold that's taking over Small Pond? Find out in Squish #5: Game On—saving the world, one cell at a time!
Yowza! You can draw comics, too! Look in the back to find out how to draw one of the Squish characters! Also includes instructions for a sensational science experiment you can do at home! Shazam!
Here's what people are saying about everyone's favorite amoeba!
New York Times:
"An energetic, good-hearted escapade, one that young readers will enjoy."
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews:
* "Hilarious. If ever a new series deserved to go viral, this one does."
 
The Bulletin:
"A perfect mix of writing that is simple enough for early readers but still remarkably snarky, clever, and entertaining. Kids will soak up the humor, tidbits of science instruction, and adventure."
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    • Kirkus

      Starred review from March 1, 2013
      School assignments, sleep and even Super Amoeba comics go by the wayside when protozoan protagonist Squish is "infected" by a video game. Seeing best buddies Pod and Peggy mildly addicted to "Mitosis," Squish spends birthday money for his own copy and maniacally proceeds to work his way past the game's dozens of levels through sleepless nights and dazed days. Presented as usual in simply drawn, thick-lined panels with green highlights, the episode makes its point by switching from views of the bleary, unwashed victim to screen after screen after screen ("Uh, are you as bored as me?" the occasionally intrusive narrator interjects) of heavily pixelated cells dividing. These culminate at last in an equally pixelated nightmare and a "GAME OVER." Fixation likewise. Happily, there's no permanent harm done, as Squish has an English teacher who slips him a makeup assignment to cover a late book report and a dad so cool that he later accompanies his blobby son in costume to a comics convention that just happens to feature the (unnamed but recognizable) "creators of Babymouse." Funny and snarky as ever, with a cautionary but reassuring message that this common malady will, like most childhood colds and fevers, run its course naturally without outside intervention. (science project, drawing page) (Graphic novel. 7-9)

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    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2013
      Amoeba Squish runs into a problem when he trades his beloved Super Amoeba comic books for the time-consuming video game Mitosis. This fifth graphic novel's format is split between scenes of Squish's goings-on, his Super Amoeba comics, and scenes from the video game. The dialogue is snarky, pacing is brisk, neon-green-hued comics are energetic, and science concepts are woven in smoothly.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • OverDrive Read

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.5
  • Lexile® Measure:470
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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