Blindspot

By Kevin C. Pyle

Book Overview

An evocative graphic novel about a boy growing out of childhood Dean and his friends have created an entire world in the woods behind their suburban housing development. In their army fantasy, they're at war, and Dean is the daring captain leading his troops through episodes of intrigue and danger. But no fantasy can last forever. A run-in with a homeless man in the woods snaps the boys back to reality, and little by little the real world pervades their imagined universe and drives them apart. Award-winning illustrator Kevin C. Pyle makes the popular graphic novel format accessible to middle-grade readers in this skillfully drawn and candidly written book. Blindspot tells the story of one boy's transition from childhood to adolescence in a way that will appeal to children and adults alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080507998X
• ISBN13: 9780805079982
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9

Customer Reviews

Calling all boys!

In Blindspot Kevin Pyle has captured the heart and inner voice of adolescent boys in a form that is completely accessable to them. This beautifully executed graphic novel is deceptively simple. The world of play for a young boy and his friends becomes a learning platform for the complex lessons of life they will soon confront. The lessons they learn and the decisions they make are powerful and important, but they are presented in a way that is never heavy handed or patronizing. There is a great deal of research out now about the difficult adolescence of boys. This novel captures the challenges that are part of this fragile age in ways that will resonate very well with the subjects of this research.

Very heartfelt and true to life

This is a very well written graphic novel that is also beautifully drawn. I related to it a lot, and I think many other people will, too. I think it captures many of the good, bad, confusing, and enlightening feelings that come along for most people during the transition between childhood and adolescence. And it's very entertaining, too.