Astronaut Academy: Re-entry

by Dave Roman, Dave Roman (Illustrator)

Overview

Beautifully updated with fresh color, this new edition Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry is the adventurous second volume of the middle-grade graphic novel series from Dave Roman.

Hakata Soy still has a lot to learn!

It’s a new semester at Astronaut Academy and everyone is excited for the Fireball championship—especially Hakata’s cranky roommate, Tak Offsky. But lurking in the shadows is a shape-shifting, heart-stealing monster, and it might just knock the Fireball team out of the competition!

Can Hakata and Tak put aside their differences, lead the team to victory, and save the lives of their classmates?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596436213
Publisher:	First Second
Publication date:	05/14/2013
Series:	Astronaut Academy , #2
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	824,897
Product dimensions:	6.16(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Dave Roman is the author/illustrator of the Astronaut Academy series and writer of the graphic novels Teen Boat! Race for Boatlantis and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories and art to Goosebumps Graphix: Slappy’s Tales of Horror, and Nursery Rhyme Comics. Roman is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, a former editor at Nickelodeon Magazine, and is currently series editor for First Second’s Science Comics and History Comics series of nonfiction graphic novels. He lives in NYC and draws a webcomic called Starbunny, Inc. See more of Dave’s work online.

Editorial Reviews

Definitely goofy.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Hilariously wacky!” —Jennifer & Matthew Holm, creators of Babymouse & Squish

“Awesome kids who like awesome things will love Dave Roman's Astronaut Academy series! They are kids' comics at their finest!” —Jarrett Krosoczka, creator of Lunch Lady

“Full of action, humor, and engaging characters, this is a solid purchase.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Gr 4–6—Hakata Soy, the space hero with dangerously spiky hair, is glad to be back at Astronaut Academy after a semester break. Trouble emerges when a creature that feeds on human emotion infiltrates the school. The resulting drama, including a ban on love, threatens to keep Hakata's Fireball team out of the championship. This mix of science fiction and humor has high appeal, deftly referencing manga, anime, and gaming conventions. There are adorable chibis, a bunny teacher, and a panda undercover agent, and Fireball games are depicted as video-game battles, the players in full, mecha-like armor. Bold cartoon-style illustrations nod to manga's spiky, stylized look while remaining unique. Full of action, humor, and engaging characters, this is a solid purchase.—Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

School Library Journal

Hakata Soy and his fellow students at Astronaut Academy return from break to an academy in lockdown. Hakata Soy, formerly of Meta-Team, a group of intergalactic preteen superheroes, is trying to get over the fact that his crush in that group, Princess Boots, is now dating his archrival (since kindergarten), Rick Raven, of the villainous group Gotcha Birds. Thalia Thistle is hiding her participation on the school fireball (sort of like lacrosse with halberds and balls of flame) team from her father (who teaches at the academy). Tak Offsky is hiding his crush on Thalia and his disappointment that she hangs out so much with her former enemy, Maribelle Mellonbelly, richest girl at AA, who has a crush on Hakata. All the students are in danger from something disguised as a student that steals hearts (everyone starts out with three, and losing them all can result in death). Can everyone resolve their romantic entanglements in a school where love and fun have been outlawed for student safety? Roman's second tale, told in a series of black-and-white comic-strip chapters each focusing on a different student, requires a go-with-the-flow reader. The deadpan quirk, consciously misspelled and misused words, anime-cute artwork and fractured plot are not for readers seeking a straightforward story. Definitely goofy. (Graphic science fiction. 10-14)

Kirkus Reviews