This is the chapter book version of the comic book hero, Miles Morales. Reynolds is an incredible writer and storyteller, and one of my favorites! There are a few authors that I watch for to write new books, and then I rush out to read them like they were a bag of treats! Anyway, I am not really knowledgeable about super heroes outside of knowing names of the some of the most popular ones. So I learned, after starting the Reynolds book, that Miles Morales is a sort of alternative telling of the Spider Man story, or maybe more a continuation of the first Spider Man character...but I liked it! Not yet familiar with the storyline (from the comic books), I didn't know anything about Miles or where this story was coming from or heading...but that's okay, right? It added to the adventure of the story!
All that said, Reynolds created a chapter book (now there is a follow-up as well that I have not read yet) of the Miles Morales story. For someone as gifted as Reynolds at telling a story, I was a little shocked a few times at how clunky the story got. When I realized (with the help of a Miles Morales fan at school) that Reynolds was trying to extend the comic book version of the story, the occasional clunk made more sense. That said, I didn't find this book quite as strong as most of his other books (Ghost being one of my favorites!). Still better than a lot of chapter books out there because Reynolds really IS that good! But not his strongest work. I appreciate that he introduced me to a new, more current version of a super hero, so kudos to him for that! I may read the second one when I happen upon it...but the next entry in my blog will explain that better! 4 paws.
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