Tuesday, October 10, 2023

City Under the City by Dan Yaccarino - OPTIONAL

City Under the City
by Dan Yaccarino
. EARLY READER, GRAPHIC NOVEL Minedition (Astra/Boyds Mill), 2022. $19. 9781662650895 

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW 

Bix is the youngest in her family, and she likes to do things differently. Everyone in her city is helped, all the time, by the "eyes" who make their choices for them. Bix hates reading because she can't choose her own books. Until 1 day, Bix follows a small rat through a crack in a wall, where she discovers a city under the city - and it has a library! 

Dystopian? Orwellian? A little deep for the early reader this graphic novel seems to be intended for. AJ was thoroughly confused, we stuck it through to the end, but didn't find it appealing. 

Lisa Librarian and AJ (age 7)

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