Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 3: The Battle of the Bards by Ben Costa, James Parks
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on April 27, 2021
ISBN: 0399556206
Pages: 256
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Graphic Novel
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I have to admit: I was a little lost with what was going on in this graphic novel as it’s the third in a series and I have yet to read the first two. I got the sense that there was a lot of back story that would have been helpful but, to its credit, it was fun to read anyway! Rickety Stitch is a skeleton with a lovely singing voice who travels with a tiny glob of gelatin named Goo (my favorite character). In this book, they’ve teamed up with a group of actors and musicians and will be competing in the Battle of the Bards. Evil forces have other plans, though, and an unlikely cast of characters must work together to defeat them. This series is popular and is a good choice for middle and high schoolers.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski. Patten Free Library, Bath