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The Sons Of Liberty #1 (2010)

by Alexander Lagos(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0375856706 (ISBN13: 9780375856709)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

series

The Sons of Liberty

review 1: I liked the concept of this more than I liked the outcome. It’s about two young runaways from slavery in 1760, Ben and Graham, who after electrical experiments of Benjamin Franklin’s evil son, become superheroes, without having that vocabulary. Not only are the main characters lacking that verbal component, but the illustrations are lacking in clarity. I read this book because it was on the shelf at my public library. My library also has volume 2, but based on this one, I think I have other books to read...
review 2: Historical fantasy told in graphic novel format, which is pretty unique. A student recommended this to me, and I can see why students would like it. Thanks to some experimentation by a mad scientist, two slaves are empowered with fantastic ab... moreilities which serve them well as they run from their owner and his vicious slave catcher. The series will move into the American Revolution, so I'm anxious to see how they blend real history with this fantasy element. The storytelling is kind of disjointed and quite hard to follow, which is why it didn't rate higher, and I think this may be a problem for students who are not strong readers. less

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