June 2008

Water Baby (2008) is written and illustrated by Ross Campbell . In it, he tells the story of a young teen-age girl name Brody, who survives a shark attack. My reaction to the story is kind of mix bag of emotions that ranged from bafflement to disinterest. I’m not sure that I “get” what it […]

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While I have read many reviews on the Kindle, none have made me want one or even tempted to buy one for anyone else to try. While many may squee over the instant download of ebooks like I squee over instant downloads of songs to my iPhone from the iTunes store, there is still much […]

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The Serpent’s Tale (2008) by Ariana Franklin is the follow-up to last year’s Mistress of the Art of Death. The third person narrative follows forensic investigator Dr. Adelia Aguilar, whose job it is to unearth the clues that only “the mistress of the art of death” can decipher.
The stories are set in medieval times where […]

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City of Shadows (2006) by Ariana Franklin revisits the story of Anna Anderson, a young Polish woman, who had claimed in real life to be the long lost daughter of Russia’s last czar. While many people embrace the notion that Anastasia escaped, Anna Anderson finds herself the target of an elusive killer lurking in […]

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Burn Out (2008) is written by Rebecca Donner and illustrated by Inaki Miranda and it is the first MINX graphic novel for the 2008 year. The story centers around youth activism and ecoterrorism.
The story opens with Danni and her mother moving into the mountainous logging community of Elkridge, Oregon. Ever since Danni’s father left when […]

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