Mariko Tamaki is an artist and writer known for her
graphic novel This One Summer, a Caldecott Honor Book and Printz
Award winner, illustrated by her cousin Jillian Tamaki, among other
notable novels.
Gus Allen is a cocreator and the original illustrator for
the Lumberjanes series and a graduate of the Savannah College of
Art and Design.
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Without missing a beat, this novelization has successfully
sustained the fun, feminist feel and lively vernacular of the
beloved graphic-novel series, a notable feat...With its just-right
blend of giggleworthy jokes, LGBTQ-positive characters, and
affirmative emphasis on friendship, this middle-grade charmer can
make even the coldest, bleakest day feel like a sunny day at summer
camp."
*Kirkus*
“…the series emphasizes the same values of inclusion, friendship,
and teamwork that infuse the Lumberjanes comics.”
*Publishers Weekly*
Fans familiar with the comic series will find all five of the girls
fully presented here . . . readers of the series will still want to
accompany the girls on another adventure, and newbies to the
quintet’s hijinks may find this an appealing invitation to the
comics.
*Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books*
Full of puns, adventure, magical creatures, and girl power aplenty,
this novel offers middle-grade readers a new way to enjoy
Lumberjanes . . . Tamaki expertly captures the tone of the series,
in both its manic plots and its narrative style, and she adds in
some meaningful backstory and conflict.
*Booklist*
Mariko Tamaki's novelization brings the Lumberjanes from comic
books to fiction in Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! Enhanced with
fantastic illustrations by Brooke Allen, one of the creators of the
Lumberjanes comics, Unicorn Power is a hilarious and thoughtfully
modern take on the classic summer camp adventure that is destined
to delight.
*Shelf Awareness*
The well-developed characters portray strong female role models who
value friendship. The characters exhibit equality and acceptance
between girls of different ethnicities and sexual orientation in a
subtle manner. This fast-paced novel seamlessly mixes fantasy,
adventure, and just plain fun!
*School Library Connection*
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