The Beginning
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 10–14 · 2019

The Beginning

By Amy Reeder, Marvel Various (Author/Illustrator), Marco Failla (Illustrator)

Part of the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur series

A genius girl and a dinosaur face unexpected transformations and challenges in a modern world.

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Lunella Lafayette, a brilliant preteen, fears her Inhuman gene. Her world flips when a dinosaur from the past appears. Together, they form an unlikely team, but can they navigate body swaps and a city that isn't ready for a T. rex? As the Terrigen Cloud approaches, Lunella's transformation defies expectations. Will she and Devil Dinosaur remain allies, or will their bond be tested by time and circumstance? With a future in the Marvel Universe at stake, Lunella must survive the present's chaos and surprises.

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Collects Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1-12. Lunella Lafayette is a preteen genius who wants to change the world! That job would be a lot easier if she wasn’t living in mortal fear of her latent Inhuman gene. Just when she thinks she’s found a solution, Lunella’s life is turned upside down when a red-scaled beast is teleported from the prehistoric past to a far-fl ung future we call…today! Together they’re the most Marvelous Team-Up of all - Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! But will they be BFFs forever, or just until DD’s dinner time? When the Terrigen Cloud fi nally finds Luna Lafayette, her transformation isn’t what you might expect! Plus: The most wanted T. rex in NYC is running out of places to lie low - a problem that won’t get any easier when our darling duo undergo a body swap! It’s a big change-up that will see Luna spending a freaky Friday (or whatever day it happens to be) as Devil Dinosaur, and vice versa! Luna’s got a huge future in the Marvel Universe, if only she can survive the present!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
288
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~381L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.7
F&P level
~K
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
189189
Publication
Published
February 5, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781302916541

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