Synopses & Reviews
Kate and her brother Matt are growing up in the big city, and life isn't always easy. They find refuge in the world of Abadazad a series of books written over 100 years ago by classic author Franklin O. Barrie.
Kate and Matt spend hours reading the Abadazad books, and know every character. One day, Kate takes Matt to the fun fair. He steps onto a carousel, goes around once, twice and then disappears.
Though Kate and her mother search for Matt for years, they never find him. Finally, Kate tells her mother they must give up looking but on that very day, Kate meets an old lady, Martha, who also loves the Abadazad books, and seems to know more about them than anyone. Martha tells her that Abadazad is a real place, but Kate doesn't believe her until a mysterious blue globe arrives at Kate's door, and Kate sees her brother trapped inside it.
Now Kate knows what she has to do: she must go into the real Abadazad and find her lost brother, no matter what dangers it might hold.
Review
"Expanded from a well-received comic into a hybrid text-and-graphic-novel format....A promising start for readers between Jennifer and Matt Holms's Babymouse and Jeff Smith's Bone." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"A thoughtful read with surprising psychological nuance, this is not typical fantasy fare." Booklist
Synopsis
When the first three issues of J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog's
Abadazad hit the comic-book stores two years ago, they found an immediate and passionate audience. No one could resist the heart-tugging story of Kate and her brother Matt, lost in the world of Abadazad. No one could fail to be mesmerized by the stunning artwork from Queen Ija with her third eye to Wix and his bright flame to Headstrong in his wheeled chair.
Now Abadazad is a book series and, true to its origins, it's an original: it takes place in three distinct worlds; it cuts between nineteenth-century storytelling and a contemporary girl's diary; it features comic-book panels, "antique" illustrations, and spot art and all the while, it seamlessly keeps kids turning page after page.
An ultra-contemporary format with its roots in great storytelling; a group of fervid fans; an author/illustrator team with an impeccable pedigree welcome to the world of Abadazad.
Synopsis
The cult favorite comic is finally available in two illustrated chapter book editions. In The Road to Inconceivable, Kate discovers that her missing little brother is trapped in the world of Abadazad. Will she have the courage to look for him?
Synopsis
Kate's little brother Matt is missing, and Kate thinks she will never see him again.
About the Author
Eisner Award winner J.M. DeMatteis has written for newspapers, magazines, television, film and, of course, comic books where his work has won both popular and critical acclaim. His projects have ranged from the super-heroics of Spider-Man, Superman, and the Silver Surfer to the comedy of Hero Squared and the Justice League; but DeMatteis's greatest acclaim has come for groundbreaking personal visions like Moonshadow, Seekers Into the Mystery and the autobiographical Brooklyn Dreams, which Booklist in a starred review called "As graphically distingueshed and creatively novelistic a graphic novel as has ever been...a classic of the form." He lives with his family in upstate New York.
Kids Q&A
Read the Kids' Q&A with J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog