Copyright Date:
2015
Edition Date:
2015
Release Date:
10/14/14
Illustrator:
Alphona, Adrian,, Caramagna, Joe,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-7851-9021-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-93375-8
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-7851-9021-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-93375-0
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
27 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Starred Review ALA Booklist
(Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2014)
Starred Review Kamala Khan is a geeky 16-year-old Pakistani girl in Jersey City with fairly strict Muslim parents, and she is tired of feeling like a weirdo for eating unusual food and having to stay home most weekend nights. She sneaks out one evening to go to a party, but a strange fog rolls in and the Avengers appear before Kamala, speaking Urdu, and they grant her wish to be like Ms. Marvel ght down to the blonde hair and skimpy outfit. Kamala spends the next few days trying to master her new shape-shifting powers, and she struggles with how to appear. Should she abandon her brown skin and Pakistani features in order to be more recognizable as Ms. Marvel? She opts to look like herself, and after updating her burkini for a superflexible costume, she embraces the mantle of protector of Jersey City. Wilson's story touches on many issues bubbling up around comics today versity, gender, culture, sexuality ough never with a heavy hand. The story is the focus here, and together with Alphona's playful and stylish artwork, Wilson offers a superhero comic full to bursting with heart and charm. Kamala is a supremely likable and relatable hero, and teens will likely line up for more.
Word Count:
8,530
Reading Level:
3.1
Interest Level:
7-12
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.1
/ points: 1.0
/ quiz: 178422
/ grade: Upper Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:3.4 /
points:5.0 /
quiz:Q68896
Lexile:
GN420L
Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them, as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to bear? Kamala has no idea, either. But she's comin' for you, New York! It's history in the making from acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson (Air, Cairo) and beloved artist Adrian Alphona (RUNAWAYS)! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2014) #1-5 and material from ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.