Written and Illustrated by Ru Xu
Blue is an orphan girl who disguises herself as a newsboy. She loves living and working at The Bugle (a newspaper.) She is afraid if anyone finds out she is a girl she will lose everything. She becomes friends with a boy named Crow who has secrets of his own. It is a book about friendship and loyalty. Together they try to survive the effects of war.
Review by Jodie Uriarte, Copper Hills Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: 4th – 6th Grade
Newsprints
Written and Illustrated by Ru Xu
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
198 pages
Release Date: January 31, 2017
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
This sounds like a different storyline that the students will enjoy. I’m always looking for books with original ideas since so many of them are similar.
I just got this book with my last book order but have not had a chance to read it. Thank you for this review as now it is on my nightstand! I ordered it because I read if you had readers who like “Amulet” series, they would like this. And for the strong female main character to attract more girls to the graphic novel section. Now, I can’t wait to read it.