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Maxine



written and illustrated by
Bob Graham

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Candlewick
Imprint
Candlewick
ISBN
9781536217704
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JLG Category

Primary

Max has a little sister! Fans of the late-blooming superhero will thrill to meet super-sibling Maxine, who flies high with style—her own.

Max’s baby sister arrives with two little strands of red hair at exactly the stroke of midnight. Maxine receives a superhero’s welcome: Grandma and Grandpa make presents, Madame Thunderbolt and Captain Lightning show her off at the office, and Max is there for her first steps, her first words, and her first book. Then, just as everyone expects her to, she flies! But not all superheroes wear masks and capes, and Maxine is determined to be herself, dream big, and fly high on her own terms.

Fans of Bob Graham’s signature humor and heart are in for a treat in this bright, bold sequel to the recently re-released Max, perfect for any child who wonders, “But who am I going to be?”

Full-color illustrations done in watercolor and ink.

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Details

Format

Print

Page Count

40

Trim Size

10 3/10" x 8 2/5"

Dewey

E

AR

3.1: points 0.5

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

May 2022

Book Genres

Picture Book

Topics

Family life. Brothers and sisters. Superheroes. Flight. Imagination. Identity (psychology). Self-esteem and self-reliance.

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Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3-Graham returns to the world of Max and the Thunderbolt family, a family of superheroes about to welcome a new baby into their crew. Instead of focusing on the theme of bringing home a new baby, this book fast-forwards to focus on little Maxine's acceptance of and confidence in herself. Maxine develops her mask in the womb, but feels unsure about the rest of her superhero getup when she starts school- four years early-and sees how the other kids are dressed. With some pleading and a prophetic statement, "Things will always be changing, Mommy," Maxine is able to convince her mother to take her shopping for jeans and a t-shirt to be more like the other kids. As a final rejection of her superhero image, Maxine removes her mask and gives it to a costumed kid at the school fair. In a world where most children long to be superheroes with powers beyond imagining, it's hard to understand why Maxine would want the opposite, and this pleasingly subverts the usual message of the superhero trope. Maxine's night time musings about her identity may be years beyond what readers would expect her to experience, but admittedly, she does age incredibly fast due to her parentage. Graham's humorous artwork shines in this book. VERDICT Readers may wonder what a scene of flying means for maskless Maxine's future identity, but no answers are offered. Readers will hope for a third installment, and soon.-Shannon O'Connor, Unami M.S., Chalfont, PA

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3-Graham returns to the world of Max and the Thunderbolt family, a family of superheroes about to welcome a new baby into their crew. Instead of focusing on the theme of bringing home a new baby, this book fast-forwards to focus on little Maxine's acceptance of and confidence in herself. Maxine develops her mask in the womb, but feels unsure about the rest of her superhero getup when she starts school- four years early-and sees how the other kids are dressed. With some pleading and a prophetic statement, "Things will always be changing, Mommy," Maxine is able to convince her mother to take her shopping for jeans and a t-shirt to be more like the other kids. As a final rejection of her superhero image, Maxine removes her mask and gives it to a costumed kid at the school fair. In a world where most children long to be superheroes with powers beyond imagining, it's hard to understand why Maxine would want the opposite, and this pleasingly subverts the usual message of the superhero trope. Maxine's night time musings about her identity may be years beyond what readers would expect her to experience, but admittedly, she does age incredibly fast due to her parentage. Graham's humorous artwork shines in this book. VERDICT Readers may wonder what a scene of flying means for maskless Maxine's future identity, but no answers are offered. Readers will hope for a third installment, and soon.-Shannon O'Connor, Unami M.S., Chalfont, PA

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