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Crogan's Vengeance (2008)

by Chris Schweizer(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1934964069 (ISBN13: 9781934964064)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Oni Press

series

Crogan Adventures

review 1: I'm not a fair judge because I am not a fan of graphic novels. However, I read this one because I wanted to decide if it needs a YA label. Booklist says grade 7 and SLJ says grade 8. It's a little violent (a hateful minister is killed by pirates), but not worse than what kids see on television. There is also one crude reference to a mother. However, I would not consider this a "high school" book, so I'm going without the YA label.
review 2: Eric find himself in trouble because of going back to fix a problem he and his friends caused at a neighbor’s house. As he talks to his dad about it, his dad shares a story about one of their ancestors, Cat-Foot Crogan, who faced a similar dilemma…The captain of the ship Cat Foot Crogan is shipmate of has a grudge ... moretowards Crogan because he and his grandfather had political differences. The captain constantly accuses Crogan of being arrogant and mocking him when in fact, Crogan does all he can to prove the opposite while at the same time doing what he feels is right. The ship gets taken over by pirates, and Cat Foot Crogan again finds himself the target of unfair treatment and has to prove himself and right any wrongs he is involved in.This graphic novel was a quick read with plenty of swashbuckling action and adventure: pirates, sword fighting, sharks, greed, gunfights, etc. and will impress a tween and teen audience (especially boys). I would have loved to see this graphic novel in color, but understand that it would just make the price of the book higher, and the illustrations still served their purpose in telling the story. I also liked the idea of the graphic novel being part of a series in which the adventure will continue about another ancestor- this novel however, works well as a standalone read too.(2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens) less

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