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Zebrafish (2010)

by Sharon Emerson(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1416995250 (ISBN13: 9781416995258)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: Emerson, S. (2010). Zebrafish. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Graphic NovelVita lets her aspiring rock-star personality speak through her appearance with her purple hair with a new blue bolt, but she is having trouble making friends at her new school. So she decides to start a band at her school and holds tryouts; only a few kids show interest, but they have a bigger problem because none of them even know how to play music. Bold pop off the page illustrations do a wonderful job of showing how this diverse group of friends come together to combine each of their own special talents to create a new unique style of rock band. A deeper message is delivered to the reader as these friends learn a life lesson when they find out that one of their band members is very ... moresick and fighting of leukemia. Young readers are sure to have their eyes opened to when they see how this group of kids come together with their talents to help a greater cause and make a difference for someone close to them and in the world. This is an inspiring read that will be sure to have even the most reluctant reader engaged, entertained, and thinking about how they can make a change in the world. Recommended for ages 10 to 14, but sure to be appreciated by older readers too.
review 2: Vita lives with her brother and has just started at a new school. She eventually gets herself a guitar and decides to start a band, unfortunately no one who can actually play an instrument shows up to her audition. Instead she makes four wonderful new friends who help her start her band anyway in a less traditional sense. Eventually they create a multimedia presentation that they hope to use to raise money for causes. This book is very much about friendship and honesty. I liked watching the kids come together and put their ideas together. I was also happy when truths started to come out making friendships even stronger. Check out the books website, I only gave it a brief glance but it looks like there's a lot of interesting stuff including Vita's song, and the process used on the book among other things. less

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