Bone
Graphic Nov.
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Chapter Book · Ages 11–14 · 1991

Bone

Written and illustrated by Jeff Smith

Three cousins navigate a mysterious valley, facing danger and forging alliances.

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1344 pages· ~380L
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Lost in a mysterious valley, the Bone cousins—Fone, Phoney, and Smiley—must survive among strange creatures and brewing conflicts. With Thorn, Gran’ma Ben, and the Great Red Dragon, they face a year of unexpected adventures and peril. Can they find their way home, or will the valley's secrets change them forever?

From the publisher

BONE - The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume Winner of 41 National and International Awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards! Meet the Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, three misfits who are run out of Boneville and find themselves lost in a vast uncharted desert. They make their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. With the help of the mysterious Thorn, her tough-as-nails Gran’ma Ben and the Great Red Dragon, the boys do their best to survive in the middle of brewing trouble between the valley’s denizens. It will be the longest - but funniest - year of their lives! Originally serialized in black & white comic books and graphic novels, the award-winning novel was presented complete and unabridged for the first time in this impressive 1300 page tome preserving the original black & white artwork.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
1344
Reading age
11–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~380L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.7
F&P level
~K
Publication
Published
November 1, 2010
First published
January 1, 1991
Publisher
Cartoon Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781888963144

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