Bone, Volume 9: Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith (author/illustrator); Steve Hamaker, color. New York: Graphix/Scholastic, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-439-70632-2

Bone becomes embroiled in another perilous adventure when the city of Atheia is in danger of being conquered by monstrous evil forces.

Media: pen and ink, digital colorization

Rating: 4Q/5P

Literary device utilized: sophisticated language

Example: “The locust was a nightmare creature without shape or form who could exist only in the spirit world.”

submitted July 2009 by Josh Mitchell