The secret spiral of Swamp Kid /
Scroggs, Kirk.
The secret spiral of Swamp Kid / writer & illustrator, Kirk Scroggs ; letterer, Steve Wands. - 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
The everyday life of middle schooler, Russell, is depicted in his spiral notebook full of doodles and journal entries detailing what it's like being different and how to be comfortable in his own skin. "Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles in his spiral notebook; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he is not-so-great at sports; and he is pond scum. Nicknamed "Swamp Kid" by his classmates, Russell has algae for hair, a tree trunk of a right arm, webbed toes, and a parsnip for a thumb. Also, Russell's favorite meal is sunlight. Also, a frog lives in his arm. In this notebook, Russell details, in both hilarious text and green-tinted illustrations (complete with ketchup stains!), what it's like to be different, to be comfortable in his own skin (no matter how slimy), to discover his true talents, to avoid the intense stare of Mr. Finneca (his suspicious science teacher), and to find humor in the everyday weird"--
Ages 8-12 DC ZOOM Grades 4-6 DC ZOOM
9781401290689
2019026065
Graphic novels.
Notebooks--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Cartooning--Fiction.
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Graphic novels.
PZ7.7.S4145 / Se 2019
741.5/973
The secret spiral of Swamp Kid / writer & illustrator, Kirk Scroggs ; letterer, Steve Wands. - 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
The everyday life of middle schooler, Russell, is depicted in his spiral notebook full of doodles and journal entries detailing what it's like being different and how to be comfortable in his own skin. "Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles in his spiral notebook; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he is not-so-great at sports; and he is pond scum. Nicknamed "Swamp Kid" by his classmates, Russell has algae for hair, a tree trunk of a right arm, webbed toes, and a parsnip for a thumb. Also, Russell's favorite meal is sunlight. Also, a frog lives in his arm. In this notebook, Russell details, in both hilarious text and green-tinted illustrations (complete with ketchup stains!), what it's like to be different, to be comfortable in his own skin (no matter how slimy), to discover his true talents, to avoid the intense stare of Mr. Finneca (his suspicious science teacher), and to find humor in the everyday weird"--
Ages 8-12 DC ZOOM Grades 4-6 DC ZOOM
9781401290689
2019026065
Graphic novels.
Notebooks--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Cartooning--Fiction.
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Graphic novels.
PZ7.7.S4145 / Se 2019
741.5/973