https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske Fan of comics because of the artwork and humor. Enjoys Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield, and Dog eat Doug. Doesn't read (boring) classics or nonfiction for fun. en-us 2023-02-16 04:47:30 UTC 2025-10-27 19:04:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f923.png lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2484511011 Wallace the Brave is written in the form of short comic strips, and reviewers compare it to classic comics and Big Nate. Wallace lives in Snug Harbor and goes on adventures with his best friend, a new girl in town, and his feral little brother.

This series is quirky, spunky, humorous and adventurous. Each page is a new comic. Based on the books that you mentioned enjoying—Big Nate, Calvin and Hobbes, and Garfield—and the fact that you wanted funny books to read, I think you might enjoy this series.
Wallace the Brave by Will Henry | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-16 05:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2484511011 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2485900444 This is a comic strip written by an Austrian writer. Boris goes on adventures with his animal friends. This comic is a bit on the lower level of the reading scale, but is for adult readers, and has great artwork. The trouble that Boris gets into and out of is similar to Calvin and Hobbes, and the comic has been described as philosophical, which also fits in with the Calvin and Hobbes theme. I think you might enjoy this as a very light and funny read.

Boris the Cat - The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-17 04:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2485900444 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2485911072 This book steps away from the everyday humor of the books you usually read and brings in fantasy elements. It does have much in common with the books that you like to read because it is amusing, whimsical, and adventurous. It is a graphic novel, rather than a comic book, so the story continues throughout the book. I think you might enjoy reading something from a different genre than you usually read. 

Alcatoe and the Turnip Child by Isaac Lenkiewicz | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-17 04:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2485911072 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486840447 The publisher says of Bone, "Humor, mystery, and adventure are spun together in this action-packed, side-splitting saga." This series keeps the feel of the cartoon comics being witty and offbeat, while adding in fantastical elements of royalty, dragons, and monsters. 

I think you may like this book because it is funny, drawn in the style of a comic with short sections, but continues one epic story throughout the series. 
Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville (Bone, #1) by Jeff Smith | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-17 23:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486840447 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486846195 This book is different than some of the comics that you enjoy because it features a middle schooler who starts at a new school and feels out of place and is about how he deals with fitting into a new environment. This book is about a boy who loves art but is pushed by his parents to a school for academic achievement, and I think you may enjoy it because the story is real and relatable, but it is also funny. Also, this is a graphic novel that has an art focus, which is something I think you might appreciate.

This book keeps the elements of humor and graphics while adding in real-life issues. This book also won many different awards and is well-rated.
New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft | Goodreads

 ]]> 2023-02-17 23:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486846195 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486849704 The Treasure Hunters series follows a couple of homeschooling siblings on adventures throughout the world, throwing in some mysteries to figure out. This series has some history, science, and geography elements, and you might be able to convince your mom you could read it for school. I think you might also enjoy it because it is fast-paced, funny, and includes a lot of artwork.
All-American Adventure (Treasure Hunters, #6) by James Patterson | Goodreads

]]> 2023-02-17 23:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486849704 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486871905 This is a fun, feel-good book based on the true story of the author's time at a nature conservatory in Vietnam. She tells of her journey to take a sun bear that she raised back to the wild.

This graphic novel has detailed illustrations of the jungles of Southeast Asia. I think you will enjoy this book because it is fun, unusual, and has amazing artwork.
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear by Trang Nguyễn | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-18 00:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486871905 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486876354 If you haven't read Gareth Hinds's adaptions of classics, I highly recommend them. The stories are well laid out with the characters introduced visually, with portraits and mini-bios. The artwork portrays the epic wartime sagas of books like the Iliad and the Odyssey. Hinds books are a great way to get the plots and important details of some of the classics without wading through the writing that you might think is boring (like Tom Sawyer).

However, if you are not into blood and gore, I would avoid the Gareth Hinds graphic novel adaption of Beowulf.
You can find many of these novels for free on TeenBook Cloud, as well as many other graphic novels and books for teens.
TBC: Read Watch Learn (teenbookcloud.com)]]> 2023-02-18 01:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486876354 lisaweid https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486883403 Masterminds is a series that is not a comic or graphic novel and does not have humor as one of its major factors. However, it is action-packed and full of adventure and has an unusual plotline, as the characters in the story find out that they are clones of famous criminal masterminds and part of a social experiment.

While this book does not fit in with the funny comics that you usually read, it seems to be a nice, fast-paced chapter book to give you a little something different.
Masterminds (Masterminds, #1) by Gordon Korman | Goodreads]]> 2023-02-18 01:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lisaweid/gsga7w1lmyrvsske/wish/2486883403