Teen Boat!

by Dave Roman, John Green (Illustrator)

Overview

In this hilarious send-up of teen story tropes, bestselling author Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) and cartoonist John Green (InvestiGators) deliver high school and high seas drama with a boatload of laughs.

What is Teen Boat?! Here is what the co-creators say:

John Green: Teen Boat! is the story of a teenager with the power to turn into a yacht. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of being a teen and a boat, such as trying to fit in with the cool kids, struggling with acne (or in TB’s case, barnacles), being hijacked by pirates, crashing into icebergs, and going to detention. It’s the only comic that features the angst of being a teen and the thrill of being a boat!

Dave Roman: Teen Boat! asks the reader to go on a journey of self-discovery and transformation, highlighting the universal struggle between inner versus outer identity. Through the power of graphic narrative, it redefines the perceived boundaries between boat and teen, because in our hearts, Teen Boat is you and me. Also, there are jokes about dinghies.

The ANGST of being a Teen—the THRILL of being a Boat! For more laughs, don't miss the follow-up, Teen Boat! The Race for Boatlantis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547822495
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/08/2012
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Lexile:	GN570L (what's this?)
File size:	113 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dave Roman is the creator of the graphic novel series Astronaut Academy and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to Comic Squad: Recess!,Explorer: The Lost Islands, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. He is also the writer of Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, which he co-created with John Green when they were students at the School of Visual Arts. Dave worked as an editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon magazine and lives in New York City with his wife and fellow cartoonist, Raina Telgemeier. See more of Dave’s work at www.yaytime.com

John Green grew up on Long Island and has worked in New York City since graduating from the School of Visual Arts with a degree in graphic design. He was the comics consultant for Disney Adventures magazine and has also worked on comics for Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Scholastic, DC Comics, and First Second Books. His latest project is Hippopotamister, his first graphic novel as both writer and artist. John lives in Brooklyn, and you can see more of his work at www.johngreenart.com.

Editorial Reviews

"The cartoon illustrations are simple, bold, and accessible. Teens who clue in to the comic's self-aware goofiness will enjoy this title." — School Library Journal

"With chapters that are short, deliberately silly, and often hilarious, this book is a good grab for teens looking for a quick laugh." — Booklist

"Teen Boat takes a wacky concept and places it in the realm of high school life." — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

From the Publisher

"With chapters that are short, deliberately silly, and often hilarious, this book is a good grab for teens looking for a quick laugh."

Booklist

"Teen Boat takes a wacky concept and places it in the realm of high school life."

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Gr 7–10—This web comic, now in print and full color, features a teenager who has the ability to transform into a small yacht. The authors play with this concept in the campiest ways possible: the words "Teen Boat" always appear in the same superhero typeface; Teen Boat has a crush on a girl named Nina Pinta Santa Maria, then later finds love with a Venetian gondola. The short chapters contain plenty of action: Teen Boat gets hijacked by pirates, falls in love, and fails his driving exam. The cartoon illustrations are simple, bold, and accessible. Teens who clue in to the comic's self-aware goofiness will enjoy this title.—Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

School Library Journal

He's a teen... and a boat. This overly ambitious and often downright odd graphic novel introduces the not-too-creatively named Teen Boat. This is a young man for whom the ordinary trials and tribulations of adolescence are amplified by his bizarre nautical alter-ego, which he turns into if he gets any liquid in his ear. In an effort to fit in at his stereotypical high school where the jocks get the hot girls, the punk kids are anarchists and the goth kids moodily mope around, Teen Boat tries to use his transforming abilities to achieve popularity. He lets the in-crowd throw a party on him when he is in his boat form; this, of course, ends disastrously. He tries to get a driver's license, but his jerky driving maneuvers lead to his evaluator's coffee accidentally spilling in his ear, resulting in a calamitous outcome. This is very much a comic for adolescent boys: Humor is often sophomoric, and most of the girls--with the exception of Teen Boat's best friend--are busty caricatures. While some of the jokes will indeed induce a chuckle or two, many are stretched to the point of exhaustion, leaving readers ho-humming rather than haw-hawing. The peculiar concept and campy jokes create a strange blend, sort of Archie meets the Transformers--a puzzling combination, indeed. Puerile and odd, this concept doesn't float. (Graphic fiction. 12-15)

Kirkus Reviews