Geeky Fab 5 by Lucy & Liz Lareau and Ryan Jampole

The Cover: The group of friends and the sweet, quirky illustrations presents the story in a true way. You will probably get what you're expecting.

The Plot: This graphic novel centers around Lucy, her sister and her 3 new friends. When the playground at school is rendered useless and the school can't afford to build a new one, the friends steps up to the task of raising the money. The problem is, some students don't want them to succeed.

What I Think: It's at story about the stereotypes surrounding girls and women, about bullying, about standing up for what you believe in. It's a good book, challenging and discussing the problems of being raised and living in the patriarchy we do. It does tend to become a bit "text book" and "we can do it", though. I don't know if it's because it needs to be spelled out for the younger kids reading this or if the author tries to hard, but it's for a good cause, I guess. It does include people of color and encourage young girls to think outside the box, so that's great.

The illustrations really fit the story and I loved the cat, Hubble. It's a great story for middle grade-kids!

Quote of the Book: "Failure is not bad, it makes you try harder. Success is built on mountains of pancakes... er... failure."

Geeky Fab 5 on Goodreads

/ Denise