Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike & Louise Carey & Aaron Alexovich, ill.  New York:  DC Comics, 2007.  ISBN 978-1-4012-1148-6

          Her Mother’s new boyfriend, his humorless daughter and a blog set up the plot of this middle school witty graphic novel.

          Media:  Black ink

          Q4/P4

          5-8th

D. Balestreri added to PB 7/25/09

Confessions of a blabbermouth by Louise Carey, Mike Carey, and Aaron Alexovich. New York: Minx, 2007.

ISBN: 978-1-40121-148-6

Annotation: Tasha Flanagan is busy writing her popular blog, but not too busy to be irritated by her mother's new boyfriend and his strange daughter.

Age range: 9-12 grades

Media used by illustrator: pen and ink

Personal Rating: 4Q/4P

Literary Device: Onomatopoeia - The Careys use words such as “winch,” “fuss,” “skree,” and “bring” illustrate what's going on in the comic without dialogue.

ateater/07-19-09

Carey, M. (2007). Confessions of a blabbermouth. New York: Minx. ISBN 9781401211486 4Q/3P

Summary: For Tasha, it’s all about her blog—nothing is sacred. But what secret is her mom’s boyfriend hiding? It’ll take a trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon for the truth to be revealed.

Media: Pen and ink.

KEM 4/21/08