Terry's Crew by Terry Crews ~ Middle-Grade Graphic novelTerry's Crew features a young Terry on track to follow his dream of being a "multi-hyphenate" or, in other words, a person who does it all。Just like the author himself, the main character in this tale comes from humble but loving beginnings。 His parents send him to the exclusive Rock City Academy on a scholarship。 He makes new friends who are slightly outcasts like himself。 He also encounters bullies, racism, elitism, and more。There are so Terry's Crew by Terry Crews ~ Middle-Grade Graphic novelTerry's Crew features a young Terry on track to follow his dream of being a "multi-hyphenate" or, in other words, a person who does it all。Just like the author himself, the main character in this tale comes from humble but loving beginnings。 His parents send him to the exclusive Rock City Academy on a scholarship。 He makes new friends who are slightly outcasts like himself。 He also encounters bullies, racism, elitism, and more。There are so many lessons to be taken from this quick graphic novel。 Most importantly, never give up your dreams, but also there are subtle hints on ways to handle the tough situations in life。A few themes that stood out to me were: *Perseverance *Overcoming setbacks *Recognizing truth *Don't believe everyone has your best interests at heart *Never give up your dreams *When life knocks you down, find a new way up the hill *Friends and family are the most important part of a teen's lifeI don't read many graphic novels, but I can recommend this one to all readers。 Everyone will find a lesson or two pertinent to their situation。The words are few but meaningful, the illustrations are extremely well-done。 The artist manages to capture so much feeling in the facial expressions of the characters。Please take a look at this book today, if not for yourself, then for a young person in your life。I received a digital copy of the book from TBR and Beyond Tours。 This review is my honest, unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Julia,
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Melissa (Nissa_the。bookworm),
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔📖 love graphic novels🌟 believe you’re capable of anything🥊 have ever been bullied🧑🏾🎨 enjoy creating art• 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄Terry is smart, that’s why he’s attending the Rock City Academy。 As he navigates his way around this new school, Terry will have some tough choices to make。• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓Terry Crews is going to be a multihyphenate, aka someone who does it all! He has big dreams, that’s why he’s attending Rock City Academy, where the brightest students go to achieve their goals。 A 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔📖 love graphic novels🌟 believe you’re capable of anything🥊 have ever been bullied🧑🏾🎨 enjoy creating art• 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄Terry is smart, that’s why he’s attending the Rock City Academy。 As he navigates his way around this new school, Terry will have some tough choices to make。• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓Terry Crews is going to be a multihyphenate, aka someone who does it all! He has big dreams, that’s why he’s attending Rock City Academy, where the brightest students go to achieve their goals。 As Terry navigates his new school, he’ll make new friends (and enemies) as he tries to succeed in every possible way。 When Mr。 Montgomery suggests Terry join the talent show, he puts his all into it, only to find a bully standing in his way。 Will Terry and his new friends overcome the bully or let him walk all over them and their plans?• 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒I loved this story! First of all, I’m a huge fan of Terry Crews (White Chicks, anyone?!) and so I knew I would love his graphic novel。 Secondly, Terry really has gone on to do all of the things! This story is very inspiring for all ages。 I loved how real Terry felt。 His home life and his school life were right on point。 He had to deal with bullies and tough choices。 But through it all, he has loving parents and a big brother who has his back。 He made the right choices, and I can see middle schoolers and older kids getting a lot out of this story! I can’t wait to see what Terry writes for us next! 。。。more
Nicole Miller,
I received and ARC of this from the publisher。 Terry wants to be a multihyphenate/Renaissance person aka a person with many varied interests and achievements。 A very ambitious and passionate kid, Terry gets into Rock City Academy to find not everyone is as supportive as his family。 I loved a lot of things about this book from one of my favorite actors。 In its small pages, it discusses class and race (without calling them by name), how to tackle ambition without becoming overwhelmed, how to deal I received and ARC of this from the publisher。 Terry wants to be a multihyphenate/Renaissance person aka a person with many varied interests and achievements。 A very ambitious and passionate kid, Terry gets into Rock City Academy to find not everyone is as supportive as his family。 I loved a lot of things about this book from one of my favorite actors。 In its small pages, it discusses class and race (without calling them by name), how to tackle ambition without becoming overwhelmed, how to deal with bullies without becoming one yourself, how to make new friends, how to build a team, and many more life lessons in a fun and entertaining manner。 What I liked most is throughout the book, a lot of things are implied in an general enough manner that the reader can relate to Terry even if they haven’t had his direct experience。 I really hope this turns into a graphic novel series as I can definitely see all the interesting and fun ways the characters can learn and grow。 。。。more