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Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Graphic Novels #15
Tiger Counter
The 15th all-new Nancy Drew adventure in graphic novel format for readers 8 to 12.
96 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2008
About the author
Stefan Petrucha
320 books272 followersStefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
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June 15, 2017
This was a fun and quick read. Nancy is a gem.
June 24, 2019
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April 21, 2019
"Tiger Counter (Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Graphic Novels, #15)" is a graphic novel that falls under the Mystery genre. I would most likely use this book with fourth or fifth graders as the diction and layout could be confusing for younger readers. The graphic novel nature of this text adds an interesting element as readers get to read a story in a less formal structure. Due to this, I believe that most readers could read this entire text in one long sitting or a few shorter sittings. I also think that this text would be more appealing to readers who are looking for an "easy" read that is not very word heavy. I read this book in one sitting as I constantly wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next! I enjoyed following along to the adventure that Nancy, Bess, and George went on throughout the book as they encounter wild animals!. This is a WOW book for because I really liked reading a mystery in the form of a graphic novel. It reminded me of reading comic strips, and it kept me wondering what would happen next! I could see my future students having these same feelings while reading it. I also loved that the images in this text enhanced the story and helped me to visualize what was happening to the characters.
One way I could incorporate this book in my future classroom is by using it to help my students practice making predictions and inferences. This is one of the important comprehension strategies that should be taught in upper elementary grades. While reading this book with my students, I could ask them to predict or infer what will happen next based on what we have already read so far in the text. Referring to specific text evidence is a great way for students to learn how to properly predict or infer. I would stop reading periodically to explicitly guide my students through this strategy. I also think that this text would be appropriate to use to teach some of the other comprehension strategies, such as visualizing and monitoring comprehension. While reading this book with my students, I could model these strategies for them and help them to become independent in using them to improve their own comprehension of the text. I also would include this book in my classroom library so that students have the option to choose to read it for independent reading! I want my library to reflect all genres and topics and I believe that "Tiger Counter" and the rest of the "Nancy Drew Girl Detective Graphic Novels" would appeal to some of my future students.
One way I could incorporate this book in my future classroom is by using it to help my students practice making predictions and inferences. This is one of the important comprehension strategies that should be taught in upper elementary grades. While reading this book with my students, I could ask them to predict or infer what will happen next based on what we have already read so far in the text. Referring to specific text evidence is a great way for students to learn how to properly predict or infer. I would stop reading periodically to explicitly guide my students through this strategy. I also think that this text would be appropriate to use to teach some of the other comprehension strategies, such as visualizing and monitoring comprehension. While reading this book with my students, I could model these strategies for them and help them to become independent in using them to improve their own comprehension of the text. I also would include this book in my classroom library so that students have the option to choose to read it for independent reading! I want my library to reflect all genres and topics and I believe that "Tiger Counter" and the rest of the "Nancy Drew Girl Detective Graphic Novels" would appeal to some of my future students.
February 28, 2016
This is a very serious Nancy Drew graphic novel in that it deals with the problem of illegal animal trade. There are numerous kinds of animals which should remain strictly in the wild or, at least, in a professional zoo. Private individuals have no need to have animals like lions, tigers, bears or similar animals in their home.
Those animals are wild, not tame, and they can, and have, turned on their owners in an instant with tragic results.
In this story there is a guy at an animal protection center that Nancy and the girls meet. There is a problem with a van carrying a tiger that gets loose, although it turns out it's more than one tiger. There's also a problem with an old woman that keeps so many cats she can't take care of them at all properly.
Someone is importing tigers and selling them to very, very rich people who want their own 'special' kind of pet. It's up to Nancy and the girls to find out who is doing that and, at the same time, avoid becoming part of an a la carte menu for the loose tigers.
A very good story.
Those animals are wild, not tame, and they can, and have, turned on their owners in an instant with tragic results.
In this story there is a guy at an animal protection center that Nancy and the girls meet. There is a problem with a van carrying a tiger that gets loose, although it turns out it's more than one tiger. There's also a problem with an old woman that keeps so many cats she can't take care of them at all properly.
Someone is importing tigers and selling them to very, very rich people who want their own 'special' kind of pet. It's up to Nancy and the girls to find out who is doing that and, at the same time, avoid becoming part of an a la carte menu for the loose tigers.
A very good story.
March 12, 2010
Nancy, Bess and George are volunteering at the River Heights Animal Protection Center. They stumble on a mystery when the center gets a call about cat being attacked by a coyote. When the cat is returned to its owner, the girl detective learns about missing tigers in the woods. The woods where Nancy, Bess and George currently are! Nancy and her friends are on the prowl for the tigers before anyone gets hurts.
November 29, 2011
This one was far better than most of it's predecessors, nothing close to the likes of the originals still, you really can't touch them. But this plot was sweet and cute and had a great amount of thrill and danger in it. I was on edge. It was well played out and a great notch of humor was dabbled about and showed itself when necessary. This one was well done.
August 7, 2009
This is another quite good book in this series. The art is nice, and the writing is good, with some clever twists I didn't see coming.
Nancy and her friends work well as volunteers for animal protection.
(Finished 2009-08-05 23:48 EDT)
Nancy and her friends work well as volunteers for animal protection.
(Finished 2009-08-05 23:48 EDT)
November 2, 2010
Eh. It's all right, but I really like it that it makes another book kids can accomplish. Good stuff.
July 17, 2012
nancy is always a fun person to read about :) no matter your age :D
November 7, 2017
This was my first comic/graphic novel in the nancy drew mysteries.... I guess I had been living under a rock because I just discovered them lol.. I thought it was so neat! I love the original books by Carolyn Keene, so it was nice to feel like I was reading a more modern style of my favorite childhood series.. The novel delt with the enslavement of exotic creatures and the dangers it case pose, so I also thought it was a nice touch to bring awareness to children/adults of the seriousness of collecting wild animals. It was a very quick and easy read, I read then entire thing while cooking dinner. The only thing I didn't like was that George ( I think it was george? I don't remember now lol ) anyways they kept complaining about everything and brought up how "bad of a day it was " over and over again which annoyed me, I just felt like the author couldn't think of anything else to write.. with that being said I give it a 3.5 star rating, I'll definitely be reading the rest in the series because I love all things nancy drew ♡
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