Beetle & the Hollowbones (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534441538)

A Stonewall Honor Book

An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall--perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time.

In the eerie town of 'Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity.

Then there's twelve-year-old goblin-witch Beetle, who's caught in between. She'd rather skip being homeschooled completely and spend time with her best friend, Blob Glost. But the mall is getting boring, and B.G. is cursed to haunt it, tethered there by some unseen force. And now Beetle's old best friend, Kat, is back in town for a sorcery apprenticeship with her Aunt Hollowbone. Kat is everything Beetle wants to be: beautiful, cool, great at magic, and kind of famous online. Beetle's quickly being left in the dust.

But Kat's mentor has set her own vile scheme in motion. If Blob Ghost doesn't escape the mall soon, their afterlife might be coming to a very sticky end. Now, Beetle has less than a week to rescue her best ghost, encourage Kat to stand up for herself, and confront the magic she's been avoiding for far too long. And hopefully ride a broom without crashing.

Author: Aliza Layne
ISBN-10: 1534441530
ISBN-13: 9781534441538
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509120 / Beetle & the Hollowbones

Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2020
School Library Journal 06/01/2020 pg. 67
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2020 pg. 94
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 58
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 50
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average