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| Genre/Form: | Graphic novels Fiction Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sara Varon |
| ISBN: | 9781596431089 1596431083 |
| OCLC Number: | 78061439 |
| Notes: | ":01 First Second." |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Description: | 205 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Sara Varon. |
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Starred Review in August 2007 Booklist<p>In this nearly wordless graphic novel, Dog's desire for a companion is satisfied the day Robot arrives by mail. Dog assembles Robot, and their adventures begin. After visiting the library, watching movies, and eating popcorn, the companions end up at the dog beach. Robot is hesitant to frolic in the waves with Dog at first, but after a short pause, he dives right in. The result is unfortunate -- a rusty, immobile Robot. Unsure of what to do next, remorseful Dog abandons Robot on the sand to dream of what might have been (depicted first in brown tonal artwork as opposed to the color used to designate actions in real time) had things turned out differently. While Robot is used and abused, and eventually disposed of in a scrap yard, Dog agonizes over his companion, then begins searching for a new one with mixed, sometimes comic results. Varon's drawing style is uncomplicated, and her colors are clean and refreshing. And although her story line seems equally simple, it is invested with true emotion. Varon's masterful depiction of Dog's struggles with guilt and Robot's dreams of freedom effectively pulls readers into this journey of friendship, loss, self-discovery, and moving forward. Use this as Exhibit A to prove that graphic novels can pack an emotional punch equal to some of the best youth fiction. Featured in May 2007 issue of Kirkus<p>Dogs like company. Mostly they hang around with other dogs, but sometimes with robots. Or so Sara Varon would have us believe, and this wordless graphic novel has us very much believing. Robot Dreams is sophisticatedly understated, with subtle gestural cues and colors in a minor key, yet the blossoming friendship between the dog and the robot is unmistakably joyful. It is also a friendship born under a dark star. "The book is about everyone who ever lost or grew out of a friendship," says Varon, whose own star is fast rising on the graphic novel/indy comic stage. "Sometimes in our own lives, t Read more...
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