The Racc Pack: Volume 1
Published on 23. January 2024
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-6659-1493-2 (ISBN)
Description
Live life in the trash lane with this first "imaginative, high-energy" (School Library Journal) entry in a middle grade graphic novel series that's "a dumpster's worth of laughs" (Kirkus Reviews) about a family of sneaky raccoons from graphic novel superstars Stephanie Cooke and Whitney Gardner!
Meet the Bins family, a trio of raccoons in the risky business of dumpster diving for all their needs. With Dusty's brains, ReRe's muscle, and Scraps's gadgets (please don't tell him he's almost definitely an opossum), the Binses are determined to leave no garbage bin unturned in their pursuit of the tastiest, most delicious trash they can find.
When the family discovers a new upscale grocery store that's throwing away their perfectly good food at the end of each day, the Binses hatch a heist so daring it'll have them rolling in garbage all winter long. But a critter-despising CEO, Jeff Beans, and the high-tech defense system he's installed means liberating that trash is going to take all the skills the Racc Pack has...and maybe some help from a cat burglar with a mysterious past.
Meet the Bins family, a trio of raccoons in the risky business of dumpster diving for all their needs. With Dusty's brains, ReRe's muscle, and Scraps's gadgets (please don't tell him he's almost definitely an opossum), the Binses are determined to leave no garbage bin unturned in their pursuit of the tastiest, most delicious trash they can find.
When the family discovers a new upscale grocery store that's throwing away their perfectly good food at the end of each day, the Binses hatch a heist so daring it'll have them rolling in garbage all winter long. But a critter-despising CEO, Jeff Beans, and the high-tech defense system he's installed means liberating that trash is going to take all the skills the Racc Pack has...and maybe some help from a cat burglar with a mysterious past.
Reviews / Votes
A Little Mavericks Reading List Selection "A dumpster's worth of laughs."-- <I>Kirkus Reviews</I> "An imaginitive, high-energy heist that serves up laughs while gently introducing young readers to timely topics." -- <I>School Library Journal</I> "Overall, this middle-grade graphic novel is a swiftly moving adventure with a satisfying conclusion." -- <I>Booklist</I> "Ecological messaging surrounding food scarcity and community action ring true amid the humorously high-octane antics. Via expressive and vividly saturated cartooning by Gardner (Long Distance) and punchy text by Cooke (the Oh My Gods! series), the creators subtly raise awareness of waste prevention in this Mission Impossible-leaning graphic novel series launch." -- <I>Publishers Weekly</I>
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Fifth Grade, Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
f-c coated digital (cvr spfx: spot gloss & emboss)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6659-1493-2 (9781665914932)
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Stephanie Cooke
The Racc Pack
E-Book
01/2024
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
€9.88
Available for download
Persons
Stephanie Cooke is an award-nominated writer based out of Toronto, Canada. Some of her graphic novels include ParaNorthern, Oh My Gods!, and The Racc Pack, with bestselling creator, Whitney Gardner. She's additionally worked on series such as My Little Pony, Cat Ninja, Archie, and more. She's an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, raccoon enthusiast, and pun connoisseur. Find out more about her at StephanieCooke.ca.
Whitney Gardner is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She started drawing stick figures in second grade and somehow no one's been able to stop her. If there's ever a moment when she isn't drawing, she's likely to be found rolling twenty-sided dice. Her favorite color is yellow. She is the author of the YA novels You're Welcome, Universe and Chaotic Good, as well as the creator of Fake Blood, Long Distance, and Free Piano (Not Haunted) and the illustrator for Debbie Levy's Becoming RBG and Stephanie Cooke's The Racc Pack series.
Whitney Gardner is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She started drawing stick figures in second grade and somehow no one's been able to stop her. If there's ever a moment when she isn't drawing, she's likely to be found rolling twenty-sided dice. Her favorite color is yellow. She is the author of the YA novels You're Welcome, Universe and Chaotic Good, as well as the creator of Fake Blood, Long Distance, and Free Piano (Not Haunted) and the illustrator for Debbie Levy's Becoming RBG and Stephanie Cooke's The Racc Pack series.