Tricky Journeys 4: Tricky Raven Tales

(Paperback)

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Are you ready for Tricky Journeys You get to decide what happens next in this fun, folklore-themed graphic novel.

Coyote is the ultimate trickster, travelling southwestern canyons and hills in search of food and fun. With choices every few pages to decide how Coyote will get out of (and into!) several sticky situations, the reader has the chance to help Coyote outwit hill monsters, moles, and Thunderbird; to find out how the yellow-jackets got their stripes; and to take journeys through several other folktales from Native American traditions.

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This series, written by Chris Schweizer and various illustrators, is a combination of choose-your-own-adventure and graphic novel style books that uses traditional trickster characters from African and Native American folklore. Each title puts the reader in charge of the characters' fates, for better or worse. In addition to the adventurous nature of these books, an element of also humor exists, as the main characters continually try to outwit others. The bright, cartoonish illustrations add to the fast-pace and readers could reread each story many times with different endings. While a majority of each book is written in graphic novel form, there are also a number of pages with more traditional quotation marks to denote speech. This could help reluctant readers make the transition to more challenging texts. The interactivity of this series would make it a fun addition to a library's graphic novel section. --Library Media Connection

Author Bio

Chris Schweizer was born in Tucson, AZ. He lives on the outskirts of Atlanta with his wife and his daughter. He received his BFA in Graphic Design from Murray State University in 2004, and his MFA in Sequential Art at the Atlanta branch of the Savannah College of Art and Design. His comics have been published by Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, Image Comics, and Nickelodeon Magazine.

David Witt is an artist living and working in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His work as a poster artist has been published in the Art of Modem Rock by Paul Grush kin and Dennis King, and Gig Posters by Clayton Hayes. He has done menu screen art for Guitar Hero II, as well as creating numerous T shirt designs and album art for bands around the world. He continues to work freelance and also finds time to paint and participate in art shows around the country. In the summer he spends most
of his time in his garden. His work at Lerner includes Isis and Osiris, The Hero Twins, Nightmare on Zombie Island, Captured by Pirates, and Attack of the Mutant Meteors.