Band Camp! 2: Out of Sync (Band Camp! #2)(A Little Bee Graphic Novel Series for Kids)

by Brian "Smitty" Smith

Overview

The band is learning to play in tune in the second book of this laugh out loud series starring four musical instruments in their first year at Band Camp!

Cordelia is feeling down after losing her footing during the tug-of-war competition, so Kaylee, Zook, and Trey decide to throw her a surprise birthday party. Determined not to disappoint her friends again for the next challenge, a group hike, Cordelia does all she can to prepare, but all the rest of the instruments' secret planning for the party is making Cordelia feel even more left out. Who will end up surprising who when the day of the hike comes around?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499815207
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Series:	Band Camp
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Brian "Smitty" Smith is a former Marvel Comics and DC Comics editor. He is the cocreator and writer behind the New York Times bestselling graphic novel The Stuff of Legend, the author/illustrator of the Pea, Bee, and Jay series, the cartoonist of Tree Mail, and the winner of the Kids Read Comics "Most Epic Adventure" award. Smitty lives in Greensboro, NC.

Editorial Reviews

2024-05-17
A sometimes-dissonant quartet of anthropomorphic instruments continue to weather ups and downs at summer camp.

In their debut, the campers of Bunk J—Zook the kazoo, Kaylee the ukulele, Cordelia the accordion, and Trey the triangle—found harmony in time to triumph in a camp-wide competition. Now they’re pitted against their nemeses in Bunk M for a game of tug-of-war. As usual, Zook is full of himself, but Cordelia slips, and they end up sliding to third place. Bunk J’s trash talk irritates some of the other campers, who plan to divide the team; when Cordy can’t get over her mistakes, they see their chance. Kaylee suggests a surprise party to bolster Cordy’s self-esteem, but their planning lacks all discretion. Cordy’s convinced that her friends are dumping her, and their clumsy manipulations reinforce her angst. The next camp challenge is a group hike up Piccolo Peak, and Cordy channels her insecurities into training. The hike is canceled due to rain, but Cordy’s already set out. Now it’s up to her friends to rescue her. Conflict, excitement, and cartoon mastery compose a siren song for young readers. The round-eyed, expressive instruments cut adorable figures in Smith’s art, and Bunk J’s antics and support for one another are appealing.

Pitch-perfect and fast-paced, this series hits all the right notes. (Graphic chapter book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews