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Gr 6–9—This team-up between artist James Kochalka and former Vermont poet laureate Lea has them alternating between comics and poetry with each page. The title character, a cartoonish worm with a humanlike face, slumbers, finally awakening on page 13; this leisurely pacing may be off-putting to some readers. After leaving his underground home, Wormboy goes on to save his friends Mud and Flick from a bird, then embarks on a series of epic adventures: crossing a pon...Log In or Sign Up to Read More