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The Curie Society

The Curie Society

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  • Author：Janet Harvey
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A covert team of young women--members of the Curie society， an elite organization dedicated to women in STEM--undertake high-stakes missions to save the world。

An action-adventure original graphic novel， The Curie Society follows a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society--originally founded by Marie Curie--with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world。 The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts， gumption， and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans。 Readers can follow recruits Simone， Taj， and Maya as they decipher secret codes， clone extinct animals， develop autonomous robots， and go on high-stakes missions。

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Reviews

Marte Olsen ，

I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review！I really enjoyed this！ It gave me strong Totally Spies， Big Hero 6， Goldie Vance vibes and I LOVE it！！！ Girls being empowered， smart af， kickass and cute？？？ Queer / Lesbian rep features pretty prominently？？？？ Sign me the fuck up 😍 Love the kickass females in this， and that all the men are supporting and not THAT important。 We already have men talking over women in actual science so nice to see a different reality here！Although I LOVE that I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review！I really enjoyed this！ It gave me strong Totally Spies， Big Hero 6， Goldie Vance vibes and I LOVE it！！！ Girls being empowered， smart af， kickass and cute？？？ Queer / Lesbian rep features pretty prominently？？？？ Sign me the fuck up 😍 Love the kickass females in this， and that all the men are supporting and not THAT important。 We already have men talking over women in actual science so nice to see a different reality here！Although I LOVE that is has so much actual science and see how all three characters are passionate about their fields， I wish it didn't stop the story so。 Like， I wish it was more intermixed， and that the whole middle part didn't feel like a training montage， but that we got more "normal" / story moments in-between （if that makes any sense）。 I hope this will improve with sequels tho， and I know this is just me being nitpicky！I also wish we got to learn more about the individual characters than just a super brief 1-3 facts about them because so far we only really know more in detail the kind of science they do and are interested in， and how that affects them as characters。 Hope we explore this more in the others because I really want to learn more！！！I hope there will be a sequel or sequels to this， and I can't wait to see how the story progresses！！！ 。。。more

E ，

What a fun adventure！ Science hijinks！ History！ This will be great fun for teens who love Lumberjanes。

Tara ，

This action-filled graphic novel is full of science， gadgets， and famous female scientists。 I loved the elements of competition among women （and scientists in general） that were included， and the scientist biographies at the end make it a great addition for classroom use。 I will definitely be purchasing this one for our high school library。

Teresa ，

Capped at 4/5 stars due to cheesy villains and a measly one-page training montage， but I appreciated the science and some interpersonal dynamics。 Obviously intended for younger audiences， but wonderfully concentrated in plot compared to others in the genre。

Morgan ，

Secret societies + STEM + squad goals = The Curie Society。 Great team-up action/adventure graphic novel。 Would recommend to 8th grade & up readers。 I love the STEM principles incorporated into the work， and I think young readers will as well。 Excited to read additional books in this series。

Genevieve ，

Cute premise and some good plotting， but everything felt rather forced， like it was designed by committee。

Ms。 Yingling ，

Copy provided by Young Adult Books CentralThree roommates at Edmonds University all face different challenges in settling into college life。 Biologist Simone is very young to be away from home， and feels that people don't take her area of scientific interest as seriously。 Math oriented Maya is used to the support that boarding schools offer， and is pushed very hard by her ambitious parents。 Tech and gaming fan Taj has a side gig providing tech for concerts， and finds her roommates to be annoying Copy provided by Young Adult Books CentralThree roommates at Edmonds University all face different challenges in settling into college life。 Biologist Simone is very young to be away from home， and feels that people don't take her area of scientific interest as seriously。 Math oriented Maya is used to the support that boarding schools offer， and is pushed very hard by her ambitious parents。 Tech and gaming fan Taj has a side gig providing tech for concerts， and finds her roommates to be annoying。 When all three are approached by the secretive Curie Society to be members， they are surprised。 The leaders of the group on their campus are Dr。 Burkhart， who was in the military and sustained injuries that led to her using a prosthetic arm， Dr。 Warsame， the head of the engineering school， and Emma， their orientation guide。 While the three don't do well at their initial initiation， failing to work well under pressure， they are soon sent on a super secret field trip to study animals and their adaptive qualities， and find themselves enmeshed in a global conspiracy by evil scientists to run the world。 Will the three be able to get along， and use their skills to take down the bad guys？This read very much like a comic book， with capital lettering that emphasizes a wide variety of words in bold print， and with lots of action and adventure， although not as many written sound effects as something like Batman！ The illustrations include a lot of dark colors， which makes sense since a fair amount of scenes are either at night or in underground or enclosed spaces。 The print is very small， and rather dense， which combined with some of the themes makes this perfect for older readers。 There's plenty of science and technology in this; pyrotechnics， drones， surveillance equipment， animal regeneration， artificial intelligence， and much， much more。 The tie in with Marie Curie is good to see， and the book ends with a quantity of thumbnail biographies of real women scientists。 In addition to the science， there is plenty of drama; Simone struggles with being away from home and with people treating her like a child， Maya is unhappy with her career trajectory and is wooed by the rogue scientists， and Taj has a scene in which a fraternity party ends with predatory behavior exhibited by the male students。。。 whom she quickly subdues with some quality ninja moves。 Dr。 Burkhart's flashbacks also provided some examples of bravery and drama in her own background。 There aren't a whole lot of science fiction graphic novels， especially for older middle grade and high school readers， but this is a great addition to books like Sanity and Tallulah， Pepper Page Saves the Universe， Cosmoknights， and Space Battle Lunchtime。 。。。more

Q ，

You can find this review and more at Stack Those Books reading blog。This was an enjoyable read。 It was fun learning about some scientists and how this book looks at many non-fiction elements for inspiration。 Follow Taj， Simone， and Maya as they find themselves being recruited by The Curie Society。 They will build a friendship and bond as a team as they face challenges that could affect not just them but all of mankind。 This is a great book for any lover of STEM。 The females here are going to exp You can find this review and more at Stack Those Books reading blog。This was an enjoyable read。 It was fun learning about some scientists and how this book looks at many non-fiction elements for inspiration。 Follow Taj， Simone， and Maya as they find themselves being recruited by The Curie Society。 They will build a friendship and bond as a team as they face challenges that could affect not just them but all of mankind。 This is a great book for any lover of STEM。 The females here are going to explore real world issues of today。 There are also villains verses heroes。 There are also ethic and moral dilemmas。 Which you may find interesting。 Do you do things for a love of them and to better humanity or do you do things for the love of money？Do you care about environmental changes？ Do global warming interest you？ Many young girls will find a love for STEM and science with this book。 While some of it was over my head， I grasped the whole of the book。 If I had something like this when I was younger I might have been more interested in STEM and the sciences， which is what I think the authors were going for when they wrote this， to inspire you girls and women to find a passion here and pursue it as a career。This was given as a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion NetGalley 。。。more

Wesley Machiela ，

Very original story and different than most comic books I've read。 I would certainly read another if this is made into a series。 Very original story and different than most comic books I've read。 I would certainly read another if this is made into a series。 。。。more

Ivy ，

Girl power！ STEM power！

Kathy ，

I thought this was a fun and entertaining read。 A lot of the science/tech talk was a bit lost on me， but I would recommend this to anyone for an fun reading experience。

Serene ，

Pretty art and a good starter into the series （or what I believe to be the first in a series）。

Luna ，

3。5 Stars Thank you， MIT Press， for the review copy。 The Curie Society is （hopefully） the first instalment in a series of books following Simone， Taj and Maya in their adventures。 As an introduction to a series， I think this book works well。 I am pretty sure it will be a series because while there is an ending it isn’t final and leaves room for much more story and character development。 The characters are likeable， and the world building is interesting， plus I really loved the art。 There is an e 3。5 Stars Thank you， MIT Press， for the review copy。 The Curie Society is （hopefully） the first instalment in a series of books following Simone， Taj and Maya in their adventures。 As an introduction to a series， I think this book works well。 I am pretty sure it will be a series because while there is an ending it isn’t final and leaves room for much more story and character development。 The characters are likeable， and the world building is interesting， plus I really loved the art。 There is an element of predictability with both the characters and the plot but it’s more reassuringly familiar。 As I enjoyed reading this， I didn’t mind that my assumptions about the story turned out correct。 I think this still works even if you can guess where the plot is taking you。 。。。more

Leah ，

This was so fun with a great premise， interesting characters， and fantastic art！ I loved all of the science and college elements， and then， when we get to the main meat of the story， it was such a wild ride！ I could see this being a really good book to pick up for any teen looking to get into a STEM field or just has a passion for sciences！

Nancy Drew ，

An absolutely delightful read especially for young girls with an interest in STEM。

Wayne McCoy ，

'The Curie Society' by Janet Harvey with art by Sonia Liao is a great graphic novel promoting adventures in science and S。T。E。M。A group of young women start attending a prestigious university。 They are very different in their interests and talents， but they learn to work together when they get recruited to the mysterious Curie Society。 They are sent on missions and get to use cool gadgets。I loved this approach to S。T。E。M。: an adventure story filled with real and nearly real science。 The characte 'The Curie Society' by Janet Harvey with art by Sonia Liao is a great graphic novel promoting adventures in science and S。T。E。M。A group of young women start attending a prestigious university。 They are very different in their interests and talents， but they learn to work together when they get recruited to the mysterious Curie Society。 They are sent on missions and get to use cool gadgets。I loved this approach to S。T。E。M。: an adventure story filled with real and nearly real science。 The characters are fun and smart and feel pretty real。 The science is left sprinkled around like breadcrumbs for the curious mind to follow。 I really liked the art too。 I look forward to more entries in this series。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Mad Cave Studios， Diamond Book Distributors， and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more

Stephanie McMillan ，

3。5 stars。 This was a quick & fun graphic novel。 I loved the concept but the execution fell a little flat。 I’d definitely continue on in the series though because I think the character development & missions would only continue to get better。 I think it’s hard to write a great first comic！ Hopefully there are more to come 🤞🏼

Heidi ，

I think I’d have really enjoyed this if I were about 10-12。 Smart girls saving things would have worked for me as a kid so I’d recommend it to the right kid…

Mar ，

Thank you to the MIT press via NetGalley for providing me an ARC for exchange of an honest review。 I really liked this graphic novel， I found it really easy to read and enjoyable。 The art style is very pretty and the colors are very pleasant to the eye。The three girl protagonists are so sweet and I loved Maya and her relationship with Chelsea more than anything。 The idea of a secret society made by woman for the woman progress is so cool and it shows the struggles woman face in a society and in Thank you to the MIT press via NetGalley for providing me an ARC for exchange of an honest review。 I really liked this graphic novel， I found it really easy to read and enjoyable。 The art style is very pretty and the colors are very pleasant to the eye。The three girl protagonists are so sweet and I loved Maya and her relationship with Chelsea more than anything。 The idea of a secret society made by woman for the woman progress is so cool and it shows the struggles woman face in a society and in the science space。 。。。more

NCHS Library ，

From Follett; An action-adventure original graphic novel， The Curie Society follows a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society-originally founded by Marie Curie-with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world。 The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts， gumption， and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans。 Readers can follow recruits Simone， Taj， and Maya as they decipher secret codes， clone From Follett; An action-adventure original graphic novel， The Curie Society follows a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society-originally founded by Marie Curie-with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world。 The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts， gumption， and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans。 Readers can follow recruits Simone， Taj， and Maya as they decipher secret codes， clone extinct animals， develop autonomous robots， and go on high-stakes missions。 。。。more

Hunter ，

This book was fun。 The art， the feminism， and the premise， were all great assets to this book。 The only reason that it's not rated higher is because it felt a little obvious and didn't really suprise me。 However， when the series continues I don't know if I'm going to continue， just because I wasn't very connected to this book， but I might。 This book was fun。 The art， the feminism， and the premise， were all great assets to this book。 The only reason that it's not rated higher is because it felt a little obvious and didn't really suprise me。 However， when the series continues I don't know if I'm going to continue， just because I wasn't very connected to this book， but I might。 。。。more

Kasey Connors-Beron ，

I received an ARC of The Curie Society thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Review:I had high hopes for this story because the artwork looked great and the idea was interesting。 I love the idea of popularizing STEM， regardless of gender but this story focuses on the potential of females， who are less represented in the fields， and I’m all for it。 The characters were interesting， but I felt they were very flat at the same time。 Maybe I just wanted more of th I received an ARC of The Curie Society thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Review:I had high hopes for this story because the artwork looked great and the idea was interesting。 I love the idea of popularizing STEM， regardless of gender but this story focuses on the potential of females， who are less represented in the fields， and I’m all for it。 The characters were interesting， but I felt they were very flat at the same time。 Maybe I just wanted more of them。 The downside of graphic novels is that they are short and rely heavily on the artwork since text is minimal。 While the art was great， I didn’t feel their personalities。 This book was definitely the set up for a series， which I’m excited about。 I think more development will occur with plot and characters， which will improve the story a lot。 Overall， I enjoyed the story and loved the idea。 I’m definitely going to be letting my daughter read this in a few years （she’s 8 now and the science/math things might be complicated at this point） because I think she’ll love it。 。。。more

Violet Laflamme ，

I received an ARC copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。What I liked:Girls in science， what's not to like？ I appreciated the way an interdisciplinary focus on problem-solving was focused on as well， and also let's be honest， comics are just a lot of fun。 This is something I'd pick up for a middle-grade girl if I had one in my life。What I didn't like:The pacing could have been a lot better。 Everything happened way too fast， and the consequence of that was we didn't rea I received an ARC copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。What I liked:Girls in science， what's not to like？ I appreciated the way an interdisciplinary focus on problem-solving was focused on as well， and also let's be honest， comics are just a lot of fun。 This is something I'd pick up for a middle-grade girl if I had one in my life。What I didn't like:The pacing could have been a lot better。 Everything happened way too fast， and the consequence of that was we didn't really get enough time with any of the characters， even though they all had their own private stuff going on。Overall:A good book for the target age group， and definitely worth checking out。 。。。more

Nicole （book。quill） ，

The premise was interesting。 The characters’ personalities were basic but individual and strong enough。 The girl power based around STEM was cute and worked well enough。 The plot was just trying to do too much in such a short span that it weakened rather than fleshed it out。 The overall arc would’ve been better paced in a multi-volume story rather than a mere few hundred pages。 It’s like watching a book to movie adaptation where they shove the series plot into the first movie to defeat the bad g The premise was interesting。 The characters’ personalities were basic but individual and strong enough。 The girl power based around STEM was cute and worked well enough。 The plot was just trying to do too much in such a short span that it weakened rather than fleshed it out。 The overall arc would’ve been better paced in a multi-volume story rather than a mere few hundred pages。 It’s like watching a book to movie adaptation where they shove the series plot into the first movie to defeat the bad guy and it just throws the paving off。 。。。more

Fabiola ，

I truly enjoyed reading this graphic novel。 I was very curie-ous about the development of the idea at the basis of the book， female scientists empowering each other。 And I found my expectations were not disappointed。 The main characters of this story are three young girl teens interested in science， each with different interests and personalities， who soon got involved in a secret society， the Curie Society， founded by Marie Curie in 1903 to support women in science。 Our heroines found themselve I truly enjoyed reading this graphic novel。 I was very curie-ous about the development of the idea at the basis of the book， female scientists empowering each other。 And I found my expectations were not disappointed。 The main characters of this story are three young girl teens interested in science， each with different interests and personalities， who soon got involved in a secret society， the Curie Society， founded by Marie Curie in 1903 to support women in science。 Our heroines found themselves leaving apart their interests and overcome their ambitions， for working together on an unexpected mission。 Even if this graphic novel is expressively designed for a young audience， I think that many elements could interest also grown-ups: leadership， failure， ambition， collaboration， loyalty are everyday topics for scientists to deal with。 Besides， a lot of real science is introduced in the story: ionic planes， de-extinction of lost species， ecosystems conservation profit from illustration to effectively explain the most recent science discoveries。 I could just be a little disappointed by the open final until I realize more sciencey adventures could come in the near future。 。。。more

Fernanda Granzotto ，

*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book for review， all opinions are my own*Being a comic is a very quick story to read， in about an hour you can read everything。I really liked the art style， for me， it is kind of old school， or at least it reminded me of older comics because of the drawing。The story itself is very interesting， it brings a very cool context of college and characters that are very different from each other， which I liked because it *Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book for review， all opinions are my own*Being a comic is a very quick story to read， in about an hour you can read everything。I really liked the art style， for me， it is kind of old school， or at least it reminded me of older comics because of the drawing。The story itself is very interesting， it brings a very cool context of college and characters that are very different from each other， which I liked because it brought different views and opinions to the story。The plot of the story is a little bit Jurassic Park vibe in the beginning but which evolves to a villain who wants to do the right thing in a certain way but in an illegal manner。I found the comic very good and I recommend if you want to read something with scientific girls who work together to save the worldPs: I found the comic very complete with some extra parts at the end that related to the story。 。。。more

Jessica ，

This had a good premise， but the execution was lacking。 The tropes that were used were not well executed （i。e。 pushy parents， selfish overachiever learning to work with others， etc。） and overall took away from the actual story。 I really wanted to like this， but it was mediocre at best。 I was more interested in the information at the end of the book regarding the technology and real people than the actual story。

Marissa ，

This has so much potential to keep going I cannot wait。 I enjoyed the team building and the character growth of each character。 The artwork added to the story and it was clear to follow。 I definitely think this is a series I want to follow and will bring more attention to STEM fields。** I received this as an ARC from the publisher for review。**

Vinícius ，

Thank you to The MIT Press via NetGalley for providing me with the ARC in exchange for an honest reviewNossa， eu fiquei encantado demais por essa história e tudo que ela tem por trás。 Um quadrinho publicado pela editora do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts sobre um trio de garotas （ao melhor estilo Três Espiãs Demais）， cada uma com sua especialidade， sendo recrutadas por uma sociedade secreta fundada pela Marie Curie com o intuito de resolver enigmas， criar tecnologias e até （porque não？） Thank you to The MIT Press via NetGalley for providing me with the ARC in exchange for an honest reviewNossa， eu fiquei encantado demais por essa história e tudo que ela tem por trás。 Um quadrinho publicado pela editora do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts sobre um trio de garotas （ao melhor estilo Três Espiãs Demais）， cada uma com sua especialidade， sendo recrutadas por uma sociedade secreta fundada pela Marie Curie com o intuito de resolver enigmas， criar tecnologias e até （porque não？） salvar o mundo combatendo alguns vilões。 YOU WIN ME OVER！Simone é uma garota prodígio， indo para a faculdade com 15 anos e sendo uma entusiasta sobre biologia e ciências da vida。 Maya é uma gênia da matemática e da física， resolvendo problemas na cabeça em segundos e almeja o perfeccionismo。 Taj， com seu jeito criativo e rebelde， é uma mestre em tecnologia e programação。 É um trio incrível， e o mais interessante é que por ter 3 grandes mentes pensantes na sala， nem sempre são mil maravilhas。 Há conflitos de interesses e tudo é mostrado。 O dinamismo é bem palpável。A história， apesar de deixar margem para explorar muita coisa em volumes futuros （que imagino que irão ocorrer pensando no final desse quadrinho）， é bem rasa para uma introdução ao mundo。 Tem um começo forte， com o convite das meninas à sociedade， mas na hora das missões tudo pareceu meio avulso e sem muita conexão （e por isso tirei 1 estrela）。Fiquei bem curioso pelo futuro desse trio。 Espero que venha aí！ 。。。more

Nicole Lintemuth ，

Excellent middle grade/ya graphic novel！ Love the characters and their progress in their personal and science throughout the book。 Also loved the scientists highlighted at the end of the book， we need to see more examples of awesome women in STEM

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