The Odds (The Odds, #1)
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
They're invaders from another world. Your imagination.
Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She's easy to miss and that's the way she likes it.
Then, one day, Kip's quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favourite characters have stepped out of their worlds and into hers.
But what happens when a dragon-hunting rabbit leaves his comic strip? When an old man leaves his picture book? When a ninja leaves her TV show, a race-car driver leaves their video game, and a dinosaur turns up from Kip's nightmares?
From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes the start of a hilarious and heart-filled graphic novel series about identity, imagination and discovering who you are.
Meet the Odds ... because fitting in is overrated.
AWARDS
Shortlisted - Aurealis Awards 2020, Best Graphic Novel / Illustrated Work
Longlisted - ABDA 2021, Best Designed Children's Fiction Book
PRAISE FOR THE ODDS
'Stanton writes with a fine balance of humor and pathos ... Nuanced explorations of grief and self-discovery temper all the weirdness in this odd — and oddly satisfying — story.' -- Kirkus Reviews
'Perfect for independent readers aged seven and up ... filled with Stanton's trademark humour and irreverence, embedded with themes of friendship, family and identity.' -- Books + Publishing
'Matt Stanton is rapidly becoming one of the decade's most sought-after authors by young, newly independent readers who like his humour that is always tempered with a good, solid storyline ... this is a book that has depth as well as diversity and carries a message that will reach out to even the most reluctant reader.' -- The Bottom Shelf
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Without any friends at school, young Kip avoids her classmates, imagining herself invisible, and dreads Ms. O's project to present what makes her unique. But when a small army of fictional characters—including Lance the bunny, the star of her father's comic, and Mr. Pink, a re-creation of the long-lost stuffed toy Kip's late mother gave her—spring from Kip's mind, their assertive personalities ("We don't hide," they write when Kip and her father, who both have brown skin, attempt to lock them away) challenge Kip to embrace herself just as she is. In this graphic novel debut, seasoned picture book creator Stanton conjures poignant moments amid a repetitive, meandering plot. Simple, straightforward line art, dominated by head-on shots, creates a quick read—reminiscent of gag-focused works such as the Catwad series—that promises a lesson about embracing oneself and becomes a story of strengthening bonds via mutual grief. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8–12.
