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The Plain Janes
By Castellucci, Cecil
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-40121-115-8
- Publisher
- Minx/DC Comics
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 7-10 Young adult author Castellucci makes her graphic-novel debut with this quirky comic. Jane's parents relocate to the suburbs when she's caught in a bomb attack in Metro City. Bored and lonely in her new town and school, the teen is thrilled when she meets three other girls named Jane, all of them as out of place as she is. They form a secret club, the Plain Janes, and d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
In Castellucci's (Boy Proof, rev. 5/05) first graphic novel, Jane's life is turned upside-down when she's injured in an explosion outside a Metro City café—an implied terrorist attack. Her parents waste no time in moving to suburbia, where arty Jane finds her "tribe" in a quiet group of rejects: Jane (a theater nut), Jayne (a science nerd), and Polly Jane (a wannabe jock). Searching for a way to draw them out, Jane forms P.L.A.I.N. (People Loving Art In...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2007
In <i>Boy Proof</i>, Jane was injured in a terrorist attack. Now her family's moved to suburbia, where Jane forms P.L.A.I.N. (People...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
