Starred Review Belinda the Unbeatable

From the Series Game for Adventure

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

Belinda’s upbeat. Her best friend, Barbara, is shy. But both of them are joining a magical game of musical chairs! When the music starts, the girls’ school gym becomes a tricky, colorful obstacle course. Will Belinda and Barbara’s friendship keep them in the game? Find out in this word-free graphic novel.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Graphic Novels
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2017-08-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV008150, JUV039060, JUV032040
Dewey 741.5/973
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10.25
Guided Reading Level WB
Features Awards, Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Awards

  • ALSC Graphic Novels Reading List, Winner, 2018

Reviews

School Library Journal

“A great comic book for the early elementary crowd.”—School Library Journal

The Horn Book Guide

Nordling, Lee Belinda the Unbeatable
32 pp. Lerner/Graphic Universe 2017. LE ISBN 978-1-5124-1331-1 PE ISBN 978-1-5124-5413-0 Ebook ISBN 978-1-5124-4880-1
(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Scott Roberts. Game for Adventure series. Andrew sketches a purple blob; next thing we know the creature’s outside his window and a (frustrating) game of hide-and-seek ensues (Seeker). During Belinda’s game of musical chairs with classmates (including Andrew), each time the music starts the gymnasium morphs into a candy-colored playland of animate musical notes (Unbeatable). These companion wordless comics both convey volumes through facial expressions, perspective, and dynamic panel progression. Review covers these Game for Adventure titles: Andrew the Seeker and Belinda the Unbeatable.
Younger Fiction; Wordless books; Cartoons and comics; Graphic novels; Games; Schools; African Americans; Imagination; Friendship

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

“An excellent adventure for reluctant readers, fierce competitors, lovers of wordless tales—and readers who just love an action-packed, rollicking story.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Starred Review Booklist

“Adults will appreciate the gentle message of good sportsmanship, while children will be caught up in the adventure of this wonderful addition to wordless comics for young readers.”—starred, Booklist