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Dolphin Girl 1: Trouble in Pizza Paradise!

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Dive into a hilarious new middle grade graphic novel series as superhero-in-training Dolphin Girl faces off against fearsome(ish) foes to save her Midwest suburban town. Perfect for fans of Zita the Space Girl and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

In small-town Deerburbia, Michigan, young superhero Dolphin Girl and her dad, Captain Dewgong, are planning their tropical-themed restaurant, Pizza Paradise. But danger is never far away.

One day, while her dad is training her in signature moves (Blowhole cannon! Extreme breath holding!), they get word that their rivals are up to no good. It's time to swim into action!

But when Captain Dugong flakes on Dolphin Girl, she must summon her inner sea mammal and flip the situation. Recruiting Pizza Paradise's gamemaster Keith to help, it's time to sink the Sea Cow and save the day!

With a lot of silliness, spirit, and sea creature sass, Trouble in Pizza Paradise! introduces a new superhero sure to make a super splash!

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ISBN-13:	9781645950189
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Series:	Dolphin Girl , #1
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,028,332
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

ZACH SMITH is a storyboard artist who has done work for Netflix, WB Animation, and Nickelodeon. He currently does storyboards on Animaniacs at WB Animation, and works on a show that he created. Zach grew up in Michigan, but now lives in Southern California with his wife, kids, and dog. This is his first book for children.

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08/31/2020
Captain Dugong and Dolphin Girl, Deerburbia’s dynamic human “father/daughter super hero/restaurateur combo,” protect the town and run Pizza Paradise! in their signature costumes. Still in training, Dolphin Girl works to hone her aquatic mammalian powers, among them echolocation. When they discover their archnemesis, Sea Cow, and the Bad Guys Club for Bad Guys planning a scheme, Dugong remains nonchalant, forcing Dolphin Girl to confront Sea Cow on her own with the newly enlisted Otter Boy. Though Dolphin Girl is delightfully earnest, debut creator Smith’s absurdist humor can fall flat, leaning into classic animation gags (stopping high-speed travel for an old woman crossing the street, for example) and in one case admonishing millennials via an animatronic cheese slice. Still, full-color art reminiscent of early Nickelodeon creates a fun, recognizable aesthetic as Dolphin Girl pursues her “porpoise” in this short volume. Ages 8–12. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"In his debut graphic novel, storyboard artist Smith brings to the page all the humor, quirk, and energy of an animated cartoon. The frenetic expressions of his bug-eyed, baby-toothed characters bring humor and movement to every panel, while Lacy’s pastel colors soften the eccentric comedy. Deerburbia (slogan, 'A Place to Live')—which gets the full-map treatment—lays a strong foundation of suburban absurdity, offering a literal world of possibilities for future adventures, which readers should be eager to jump into."—Booklist

"Smith’s wacky illustrations and silly character antics will remind kids of their favorite cartoons. . . . A silly superhero romp and a fun addition to graphic novel collections."—School Library Journal

"Both underachievers and overachievers will be pleasantly bemused and amused in equal measure by this low-key adventure"—Kirkus Reviews

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06/01/2020
Gr 2–5—By day Captain Dugong and his daughter, Dolphin Girl, run Pizza Paradise, a Chuck E. Cheese–like restaurant, until they receive the call to go out to protect the citizens of Deerburbia from the Bad Guys Club for Bad Guys. When the leader of the club, the evil Sea Cow, attempts to take over Pizza Paradise, Dolphin Girl is horrified, but her father seems unconcerned. So with her new sidekick, Otter Boy, Dolphin Girl sets out to save the day. Smith's wacky illustrations and silly character antics will remind kids of their favorite cartoons. Dolphin Girl clearly runs the show as she helps her bumbling dad, who's more focused on getting free cable than crime fighting. Superhero powers such as echolocation and extreme breath holding make it clear that these are not your average heroes. The villains' plans are ridiculous and will keep kids laughing as they wait for things to go wrong. Jokes about college loan debt and college majors will go over children's heads but will give caretakers a chuckle. The ending will have kids anticipating future installments in the series. VERDICT A silly superhero romp and a fun addition to graphic novel collections.—Ashley Leffel, Griffin M.S., Frisco, TX

School Library Journal

2020-05-17
This graphic novel tries very hard not to be a superhero story.
There are at least nine flavors of Sea Cow–brand diet shakes, including B.L.T. and Cottage Cheese. They are terrible, and they may cause “sweating, nightmares, or restless leg syndrome.” But Sea Cow, a supervillain who dresses in an animal costume, has a zombification weapon and plans to force people to buy her drinks. This makes her more ambitious than her opponent, Captain Dugong, who would rather watch cable golf than fight crime. Even the most heroic character, his daughter, Dolphin Girl, never bothers to change out of her superhero outfit. Every element of the story is hilariously mundane. The town motto of Deerburbia, USA, is “a place to live,” and the cartoon sound effects are often absurdly on the nose: “scary music” and “dolphin call.” The drawing style is so simple and stylized that, from a distance, some of the pictures might be confused for diagrams of single-celled organisms. Many of the main characters are white, but Deerburbia as a whole is more diverse, and Dolphin Girl’s sidekick and co-worker, Otter Boy/Keith, is black. The stakes are rarely higher than the fate of the titular pizza place. These superheroes are never epic. If the plot sometimes feels unfocused, that’s kind of the point.
Both underachievers and overachievers will be pleasantly bemused and amused in equal measure by this low-key adventure. (Graphic fiction. 8-12)

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