Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith Date of Publication: 2005 ISBN:978-0439706407 Number of pages:138

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Average
GENRES: Adventure, Fantasy,Humour
THEMES: Good versus Evil, Family, Loyalty, Survival

SUMMARY: Three Bone cousins are run out of Boneville and are separated unexpectedly by a swarm of locusts. They end up in a valley with a few humans, rat creatures, talking insects and a dragon. They have many adventures escaping from these creatures and making new friends. The three cousins are eventually reunited with the help of a young girl named Thorn and her Grandmother who races cows.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- enjoys adventures
- enjoys humourous stories
- enjoys fantasy

WHAT ELSE?This is a book filled with humour, adventure and enough excitement to keep the reader interested and motivated to continue reading.