Recon Academy
Published on 8. August 2019
Book
64 pages
978-1-4747-8437-5 (ISBN)
Description
Born into a world of rising threats, four young people witnessed terror strike the safety of their town. As they grew up, each one developed a unique ability: forensics, martial arts, computers and gadgetry. In the halls of Seaside High, the four of them united. They combined their skills and brains and formed the youngest, and most high-tech and secret security force on Earth -- The Recon Academy.
Reviews / Votes
This up-to-date action mystery resembles a Saturday-morning cartoon. Four slender teens, each with a specialty (martial arts, computers, etc.), sleuth their way through a plot that cuts corners on its way to a predictable conclusion. Lots of kids love TV cartoons, and this one comes with discussion questions, writing prompts, and a few vocabulary words (e.g., terrain, sabotage). The richly colored digital art starts off fine - characters have big manga-esque eyes but are not overly stylized, action is convincingly rendered, and panels are drawn using a variety of points of view. However, the drawing is of uneven quality, and by the end of the book, it is poorly rendered, with many panels appearing pixilated and rough. Bright, appealing colors and the promise of action give this book a lot of shelf appeal, but readers looking for suspense will quickly lose interest. * School Library Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 146 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4747-8437-5 (9781474784375)
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Persons
As a lifelong comics fan, Sean O'Reilly dreamed of becoming a comic book creator. In 2004, he realized that dream by creating Arcana Studio. In once short year, O'Reilly took his studio from a one-person operation in his basement to an award-winning comic book publisher with more than 150 graphic novels produced for Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, and others. Within a year, the company won many awards including the Shuster Award for Outstanding Publisher and the Moonbeam Award for top children's graphic novel. O'Reilly also won the Top 40 Under 40 award from the city of Vancouver and authored "The Clockwork Girl" for Top Graphic Novel at Book Expo America in 2009. Currently, O'Reilly is one of the most prolific independent comic book writers in Canada. While showing no signs of slowing down in comics, he now writes screenplays and adapts his creations for the big screen.