Ghost Circles: A Graphic Novel (BONE #7)

Having grown up reading this, it was wonderful reread this time in a color format. I think the colored version adds a subtle level of tone to the story which previously wasn’t there; as for the story itself, this I think is my favorite volume of the nine. The writing is well, and this particular novel is gripping all the way towards the end. Jeff Smith continues to impress me, especially on rereading the story.

Son added to his reading collection and likes the.

The whole series is so adorable. Who wouldn't love the main characters: Fone Bone, his cousins, his crush Thorn, and Grandma Rose? The adventures are well-paced and exciting, with a whole world of magical creatures. Each book gets more and more interesting as the well-written plot and sub-plots thicken. I've read the first series with my English Language Learners classes for years; only book one but then they get hooked and race to the library to check out the others. My own child loves the whole set. It's a classic.

My son and I have been reading the Bone Series. He's too young to read himself just yet (he reads a little but this is a little advanced). I purchased Book 7 through Amazon because I was making another order. I must admit we were buying the others are a local bookstore. Sharing the series as been a special thing between the two of us. e love the characters and take time to look at the beautiful illustrations. We are now on Book 9 and sorry for it to end. I plan to seek out his prequel as well as a new series of campire tales from the Bone guys. My son is now trying to read the books on his own so its helping encourage his reading as well.

My 9 year old devoured this series. Written in a comic form, he devoured these books within a few weeks. I kept having to buy the next one and then we donated them to his teacher's library so his friends could read. Bones is a creature who lives with his cousins and goes on adventures with his cousins. He even read them out of sequence then went back and read in order again. Great books. Very popular at his school too.

The action literally explodes in this volume. The Bones and Gran'ma Ben try to reach an ancient city, dodging rat creature attacks and "ghost circles" in the process. Thorn is acting more and more squirrely, but at one crisis point, a character thought lost shows up in the nick of time. Meanwhile, the villagers get unexpected help in their fight against the rat creatures. Less humor and more holding-the-edge-of-your-seat action. It will still be interesting to see how this story plays out.

I can't tell you how many people I have recommended Bone to. Every time I am in a comic book store and see a mother and a youngster looking for something to break into in the comic scene. The first thing that comes to mind is Bone. It's a great all ages book, it's well written and your kids will love it. With all the "adult" stuff out there... you really need to be cautious what your children are reading. Bone is quality and safe. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Reason for Reading: next in the series.This volume is one big journey as Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bone cousins travel across a barren land scattered with ghost circles to reach Atheia, the ancient city of the royal family. A brief flash to the Lord of the Locusts and occassional jumps to villagers after the previous battle give a change of pace. But for the most part we have a plot-focused, forward-moving, action-high journey in progress that is a quick, enjoyable read. It's been a good 3 months since I read the last book, so it was a delight for me to come back to this series and find these old friends as delightful as ever. Humour and adventure abound, while this is quite a dark ,and a bit scary, volume. Great stuff! Just two more books to go! (and the prequel)

When my daughters were young, I wanted them to read more. I don't remember how I stumbled on the Bone series but I did, and they loved it. They devoured every bound volume, and, more importantly, continued to read other books. Jeff Smith created a wonderful series that can be read by boys or girls (or their parents).

Great comic book!

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happy - do I need another reason?