Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad
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HarperCollins
Just the Series: Mischief and Mayhem Vol. 1   

Series and Publisher: Mischief and Mayhem   

Annotation: "Mischief and her side-cat Mayhem are your respectably heinous villains. They'll spoil new movies, steal cake from parties they weren't invited to, and hit the good citizens where it'll dirty them most; their toilet paper. But before Mischief and Mayhem were ever supervillains, they were just Missy and Gizmo, fresh recruits at superhero boot camp. Except Missy lied on her hero application and has exactly zero superpowers, just her brainpower. Humiliated when caught and kicked out, she has only one fellow camper who is willing to stand by her,
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #256837
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: c2021 Release Date: 06/15/21
Pages: 243 p.
ISBN: 0-06-297076-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-297076-3
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2020950992
Dimensions: 21 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2021)

Meet Missy and Gizmo, a bookish young girl and her trusty cat sidekick, stars of this graphic novel. Missy loves science and building gadgets while searching for fun and excitement in the ho-hum town of Idleville. Hungry for adventure, Missy and Gizmo join a superhero boot camp and befriend a group known as the "League of Heroes" -- only to be kicked out after activating a robot that wreaks destruction. Shifting to a life of mischief, the disheartened duo masquerades as supervillains Mischief and Mayhem, committing pranks such as stealing toilet paper and revealing spoilers at movie theaters. Amidst their zany exploits, a devious mastermind emerges, with intentions to rid the world of all things super. In his debut graphic novel, packed with thrills and quirky humor, Lamug has created characters whose personalities burst with energy. Individual panels capture their vibrant personas through animated facial expressions. Shaded hues of pink, purple, and gray rendered against the violet backdrop of the city enliven the mood. This fast-paced story breathes life into a young, inventive female character who learns that sometimes the greatest powers lie within. Jerry Dear

Kirkus Reviews

First exploits of a would-be superhero and her doughty side-cat.Missy Go's mother works outside the home and supports the family financially while her father runs the household. Rafi, her little brother who is adopted, is a straight-A student, unlike Missy. Afflicted with a mischievous streak but yearning to be a superhero, young gadgeteer Missy and her orange tabby cat Gizmo hie off to superhero boot camp-where, alas, she falls in with fellow camper Melvira, who uses her superpowers (or does she?) to make Missy think she's a good friend, gets them both kicked out, and persuades her that it's more fun to be a villain. The two have very different ideas about what constitutes villainy, though, and when pranks like stealing all the toilet paper in town don't float her boat, Melvira trots out both a giant robot and a weapon that sucks the powers out of superheroes. At this, Missy, suited up as "Mischief," with costumed kitty "Mayhem" attending, reluctantly switches sides. Framed mostly as a flashback, the action hurtles along through irregular panels of hyperkinetic cartoon action and snarky banter to a climactic face-off featuring epic robot battles, lots of slime and toilet paper, and, at the end, drawing lessons and space to create your own characters. Missy and her parents appear Asian; Rafi reads as Black, and the supporting cast is broadly diverse.A rousing kickoff for the Captain Underpants crowd. (Graphic fantasy. 7-10)

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Horn Book (Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2021)
Kirkus Reviews
Reading Level: 3.0
Interest Level: 4-7

Dog Man meets Despicable Me in this crackling, hilarious middle grade graphic novel series from author-illustrator Ken Lamug, starring Mischief and Mayhem—a dynamic duo that falls into supervillainy after they’re kicked out of superhero camp.

“Diabolically hysterical fun!” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Mischief and her side-cat Mayhem are your respectably heinous villains. They’ll spoil new movies, steal cake from parties they weren’t invited to, and hit the good citizens where it’ll dirty them most—their toilet paper. But before Mischief and Mayhem were ever supervillains, they were just Missy and Gizmo, fresh recruits at superhero boot camp.

Except Missy lied on her hero application and has exactly zero superpowers, just her brainpower. Humiliated when caught and kicked out, she has only one fellow camp recruit who is willing to stand by her—Melvira.

Unbeknownst to others, Melvira has her own villainous agenda, and it involves helping Missy cross the line into villainy as a new alter ego, Mischief. Something about Melvira doesn’t sit right with Missy, and soon she’ll be called upon to battle her former best friend…but will Missy be able to face the friend who was once her defender?


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