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Geeky Fab 5 Vol. 2: Mystery of the Missing Monarchs
By (Author) Liz Lareau
By (author) Lucy Lareau
Papercutz
Papercutz
8th October 2019
United States
Children
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Action and adventure
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
741.5
Paperback
64
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
In their next adventure, the Geeky Fab Five discover a hidden garden filled with Monarch butterflies and honeybees. While the girls are learning in science class that Monarchs and bees are becoming endangered, something threatens their secret butterfly garden behind Earhart. To solve the mystery, Hubble the GFF mascot (and ever-so-curious cat) discovers a secret that gets him catnapped! In a race against time, the girls must rescue Hubble, save the garden, and solve the mystery of the missing Monarchs.
Geeky Fab 5 has an explicit purpose -- to show girls taking part in STEM activities. I support that, and this book achieves its goal-comicsworthreading.com
We see here that girls can achieve anything they set their hearts and minds to. This story does have ordinary kids doing the extraordinary. The kids do look cute as well as realistic in their style. Girls do rule! -- firstcomicsnews.com
"Themes of female empowerment resonate throughout the episodic chapters. Fans will look forward to seeing what the protagonists get up to next."- Publishers Weekly
"the book includes fascinating trivia and plenty of encouragement for STEM-inclined kids." - School Library Journal
LIZ LAREAU, M.A., co-authors the GEEKY FAB FIVE series with her daughter, Lucy, to inspire all girls to realize their potential and work together for a better world. Liz has been telling stories as a mom, public relations executive, and former TV news reporter and anchor for more than 30 years. LUCY LAREAU co-created the GEEKY FAB FIVE STEM girls series with her mom based on her own real-life experiences in elementary school, where students learn to make a difference. Now in middle school, Lucy lives in Illinois with her parents, brothers, and sister, along with three cats, including Tom, whose inspired Hubble. RYAN JAMPOLE is a Harvey Award nominated comic artist. He hails from Queens, New York and attended the High School of Art & Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ryan has drawn MEGA MAN and SONIC for Archie comics, DEXTERS LABORATORY, and CODENAME KND for IDW and GERONIMO and THEA STILTON comics for Papercutz.