Point-Blank Paintball
Point-Blank Paintball
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Annotation: Identical twins Noah and Peter Eccleston make a great team, especially when playing paintball, but when a coach offers a chance for only one to join his elite team, they must compete against one another for the spot.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #42225
Format: Library Binding
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel High Low High Low
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 01/15/10
Illustrator: Aburto, Jesus,, Esparza, Andres,, Fares, Maese,
Pages: 49 pages
ISBN: 1-434-21914-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-434-21914-5
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2009047173
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal (Sat May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

STEVENS, Eric . Skateboard Sonar . illus. by Gerardo Sandoval. CIP. ISBN 978-1-4342-1910-7 . LC 2009037870. ea vol: 56p. (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels Series). glossary. Stone Arch . 2010. PLB $25.32. Gr 3-5 While the content and design will make these titles hard to resist, the stories themselves don't stand out. In Paintball , opposite-in-personality identical twins Peter and Noah are pitted against one another to make the team. Their competition-obsessed father encourages his sons to battle it out. When the tryout begins, the brothers quickly realize that they'd much rather work together. In Skateboard Sonar , Matty is blind but an excellent skateboarder nonetheless, with the confidence to match. When he and his friend Ty enter the local skating competition, Matty is bullied for his disability. This conflict reaches its climax at the competition, where the protagonist beats his tormentors. In both books, the dialogue comes across as inauthentic at times. Designed as though readers were watching sports on television, the books begin with ESPN-like graphics introducing the characters, depicted in stylized, manga-inspired artwork. There's even a "ticker" across the bottom, foreshadowing the story to come. Sure to fly off shelves, but more for style than for memorable storytelling. Travis Jonker, Dorr Elementary School, MI

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School Library Journal (Sat May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)
Word Count: 1,556
Reading Level: 2.9
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 135057 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: GN550L
Guided Reading Level: S
Fountas & Pinnell: S

Peter and Noah Eccleston are identical twins, so it's no surprise they make the perfect paintball teammates. But when Coach Patterson offers them a chance to compete for a single spot on his elite paintball team, the brothers turn on each other. With markers blazing, the twins cut down the competition with ease. But when they finally face off against each other for a point-blank shootout, who will be the first to pull the trigger?


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