Bug Girl / Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper; illustrated by Anoosha Syed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250106612 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250106613
- ISBN: 9781250158833 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 297 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Imprint, 2017.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Independence Branch | J HARPE B (Text) | 33126022253045 | JFiction Paperback | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
- Baker & Taylor
"A girl who loves bugs discovers she has some of their super-hero like abilities when an evil scientist tries to take over her hometown"-- - Baker & Taylor
Sixth grader Amanda Price, who love bugs, manages to develop the superpowers characteristic of her favorite insects when evil invaders threaten her hometown and take both her mother and her former best friend's mother captive. - Baker & Taylor
Manifesting superpowers characteristic of her favorite insects, Amanda is challenged to set aside her dispute with her bug-eschewing best friend in order to stop a monster invasion and save their moms, who they discover are famous superheroes. Simultaneous eBook. - McMillan Palgrave
Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper's Bug Girl is a funny and action-packed middle-grade superhero adventure with a beautifully designed two color interior and sidebars featuring real bug facts!
Amanda Price adores all things bug-relatedâfrom spiders to mantisesâlike, seriously loves them. Unfortunately most of her fellow sixth-graders do not share her invertebrate obsession. Theyâre grossed out by it. Especially Amandaâs ex-best friend, Emily, who thinks Amanda is creepy weird.
But when mysterious invaders menace the town of Oyster Cove and take both Amanda and Emilyâs mothers captive, Amanda unexpectedly develops amazing insectile powers! Newly equipped with antennae and a glistening exoskeleton she uncovers a secret that changes everything.
Now Amanda has to act fast or her town and her mom are doomed! Thereâs just one complicationâ¦she needs Emilyâs help.
Suddenly Amandaâs worst enemy becomes her best ally, but working together may be even harder than saving their town from being squashed like aâ¦wellâ¦
BUG GIRL. Sheâs got the buzz.
Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper's Bug Girl is a funny and action-packed superhero adventure filled with green illustrations and sidebars featuring real bug facts!
An Imprint Book
âBearing all the campy hallmarks and high drama of a classic superhero romp, this entertaining ... tale also features interesting entomological tidbits throughout.â â Kirkus Reviews
âThe villain is dastardly, the heroes are staunch, and the costumes are impressive, making this high-quality standard superhero fare with the added bonus of some poignant details of how even the closest friendships may fade amid the social pressures of middle school.â â Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
âTucks both middle-school fashion advice and insect facts into a tale that scuttles along to a wildly destructive climactic battle.â â Booklist