Miss Communication (Babymouse Tales from the Locker Series #2)

by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm (Illustrator)

Overview

Now in paperback! In this hilarious installment of the Tales from the Locker series, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .

Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too.

But having a phone is a lot of work! Building up a following on SoFamous, learning text lingo, keeping up with all the important koala videos . . . Babymouse is ready to tear her whiskers out. Why does it suddenly feel like she has no friends? Somehow, Babymouse needs to figure out how to stop worrying and love her smartphone . . . if Locker doesn't eat it first.

#Typical.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593428306
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Series:	Babymouse Tales from the Locker Series , #2
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	549,717
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

MATTHEW HOLM and JENNIFER L. HOLM are the brother-and-sister team behind the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse graphic novel series and the New York Times bestseller Sunny Side Up. Jennifer is the author of many acclaimed novels, including three Newbery Honor winners, Our Only May Amelia, Penny from Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Matthew Holm is a graphic designer and freelance writer. They are also the creators of the Squish series. To find out more, visit Babymouse.com or facebook.com/babymousebooks.

Editorial Reviews

"Engaging and contemporary, the Holms' second volume is able to touch upon such important issues as online stranger danger and smartphone burnout without resorting to preachiness. #readthisnow" —Kirkus Review, starred review

Praise for Lights, Camera, Middle School!:
"A smooth transition into a fresh format that should both resonate with existing fans and entice new ones." —Kirkus Reviews
"Babymouse’s bravado and wild romps of imagination (captured in boisterous comics sequences) keep the spotlight directly on her."—Publishers Weekly
"You can practically hear legions of delighted fans chorus along as [Babymouse] delivers her signature response: 'Typical!'" —Booklist

Praise for Babymouse:
"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!" —Chicago Sun-Times
"Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner." —Horn Book Magazine, Starred review

From the Publisher

★ 2018-04-16
In this sophomore chapter-book offering (Lights, Camera, Middle School!, 2017), Babymouse learns that owning a smartphone may be more trouble than she anticipated.Everyone in middle school has a phone…except Babymouse. She jealously watches her classmates download the newest apps, snap the best pics, and gain tons of followers on their social media accounts. When she finally gets her own, she quickly discovers it is more work than fun. Her new phone lands her squarely in the rat race (or, perhaps, mouse race) of pressure to own the newest model, endless social media demands, and weighing the importance of real-life friends over vacuous online followers. Babymouse's best frenemy, Felicia Furrypaws, has, of course, the latest phone, perfect pics, and thousands of social media followers; will Babymouse be able to emulate her flawlessly curated online presence? In an age when cellphone users skew ever younger, it is refreshing to see a beloved character grapple with the dichotomy between real life and a manufactured online existence. With a mix of accessible prose and charming sequential panels, Babymouse has aged up with her audience, offering fun storylines that are relevant to an upper-elementary audience. Engaging and contemporary, the Holms' second volume is able to touch upon such important issues as online stranger danger and smartphone burnout without resorting to preachiness.#readthisnow. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews