Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel
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Annotation: During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #394253
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 06/25/24
Illustrator: Pena, Zeke,
Pages: 303 pages
New Title: Yes
ISBN: Publisher: 1-665-91847-0 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-6248-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-665-91847-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-6248-4
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal Starred Review (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

Gr 7 Up— Picking up the day after Miles Morales: Spiderman saved the world from heinous criminal The Warden, this sequel begins with Miles suspended for telling his racist teacher, Mr. Chamberlain, that he's sick of his crap. Miles Morales is NOT a pincushion, punching bag, puppet, pet, or a pawn. He is a Boricua Black teen living in Brooklyn on a block very different from the Brooklyn Visions Academy boarding school he attends. At the Academy, Black and brown kids are discriminated against, villainized, and steered towards a pipeline leading to mass incarceration that makes statistics out of those students. When he begins seeing termites at school, his Spidey Sense alerts him to a sinister plot. The hybrid verse/prose format adds to the action-packed story line and provides an amusing, banter-filled tone, which Reynolds is exceptionally skilled at for drawing in even the most reluctant of readers. As tensions build, the termites embody censorship, a powerful topic brought up often via current events in schools and prisons across the country. Miles is complex, as he courageously argues for books to "try to read and write themselves free" and attempts to grab Alicia's attention by writing poetry, which is realistically awkward and sweet. Although Ganke's role is spare in this volume, readers will delight in this spirited character as he supports his bestie Miles and provides extra comic relief during stressful situations. Pe&1;a's comic-style illustrations enhance the story by reflecting the Spiderman side of our hero. Cultural references such as grease in the Bustelo can, bodegas, and dap depict the authenticity of Miles's world. VERDICT Librarian Spidey senses are tingling; this is a must for your shelves.— Lisa Krok

Horn Book (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

In the previous installment (Miles Morales, rev. 9/17), sixteen-year-old Miles ("Boricua and Black and Brooklyn as hell") was bitten by a radioactive spider, became the latest Spider-Man, and defeated the Warden, head of an ancient white supremacist organization. Now he sits in In-School Suspension (ISS) for standing up to his racist history teacher, along with classmate Tobin Rogers, who is in ISS for removing books -- Baldwin, Morrison, Angelou, Angie Thomas -- from the school library. Even more weirdly, Tobin was eating the pages; all that were found were the books' spines. Add a termite infestation at school for an intriguing puzzle for Miles to solve. This sequel is more multilayered than the first installment, with action-packed digital drawings, Miles's first-person poems, and a third-person narrative all capturing a day in the life of Miles Morales -- his neighborhood, his crush on Alicia Carson, his friendship with Ganke, and his conflicts with teachers. There is room, though, for a climactic action scene in the boys' bathroom, where a creepy monster is thrillingly unmasked.

Kirkus Reviews (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

Miles Morales contends with a new threat.Another week begins at Brooklyn Visions Academy, and Miles is in a tough spot. Following the events of Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2017), in which he defeated villain the Warden, Miles assumed things would settle down. But history teacher Mr. Chamberlain appears to be stuck in the past: Miles' crush, a Black girl named Alicia Carson, leads a protest and is suspended. Mr. Chamberlain unfairly picks on Miles, and he ends up being given in-school suspension too. Miles' parents, Boricua and Black, are proud of him, but it doesn't feel like his school understands. As the suspension day crawls along, Miles' thoughts race. Austin, his cousin, is locked up: How can he help? Alicia is there in ISS too. A few days ago, he gave her a poem he'd written, and she gave him one in return. Classmate and dedicated library assistant Tobin Rogers is being punished for destroying books-but why would he do that? As the answers to these questions slowly come into focus, Miles realizes who the unlikely foe is. Quick thinking and quicker moves may not be enough to take this villain down, but he must try. Reynolds returns with a genre-bending sequel exploring the inner workings of Brooklyn's latest web-slinger. Told in a fluid combination of prose and verse, the story lays Miles' emotional truths bare. The antagonist's origin and incentives are a bit lacking by contrast, but the strong plot will keep pages turning.Relatable high-stakes fun. (Fantasy. 12-18)

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Kirkus Reviews (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
Reading Level: 5.2
Interest Level: 7-12

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the “action-packed…banter-filled” (School Library Journal, starred review) sequel to his groundbreaking young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man about the adventures of the unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be Spider-Man.

Miles Morales is just your average teenager. He has unexpectedly become totally obsessed with poetry and can never seem to do much more than babble around his crush. Nothing too weird. Oh! Except, just yesterday, he used his Spidey superpowers to save the world (no biggie) from an evil mastermind called The Warden. And the grand prize Miles gets for that is…

Suspension.

But what begins as a long boring day of in-school suspension is interrupted by a little bzzz in his mind. His Spidey Sense is telling him there’s something not quite right here, and soon he finds himself in a fierce battle with an insidious…termite?! His unexpected foe is hiding a secret, one that could lead to the destruction of the world’s history—especially Black and Brown history—and only Miles can stop him. Yeah, just a typical day in the life of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.


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