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Game for Adventure
Chavo the Invisible
Chavo is the last player to get picked for capture the flag. But that's okay. Chavo's small, but he just might surprise people with his quick thinking. Can Chavo protect his flag? Will he outwit the other team? Find out in this word-free graphic novel, the third installment in the Game for Adventure series.
40 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
About the author
Lee Nordling
30 books7 followersLee Nordling is an award-winning writer, editor, and creative director who has worked on staff at Disney Publishing, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon Magazine. His book, The Bramble, won the 2013 Moonbeam Gold Medal for Picture Books (ages 4-8), and BirdCatDog was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best children's books of 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Cheri, and numerous pets that earn their kibbles by offering inspiration.
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September 16, 2018
When a bunch of kids get together in the park, Chavo is the very, very last one to get picked to be on a capture the flag team. He isn't feeling too great about it. But when his team entrusts him with hiding the flag, and then they proceed to all get captured. Chavo must find ways to distract the other team so he can protect his flag and capture the other team's flag all on his own.
As soon as the game starts, the field of play turns from an ordinary park into an alien landscape with a purple world for one side and a blue world for Chavo's side. The kids' flashlights get turned into futuristic lasers, and readers will get to debate whether or not the landscape really changes or if it is all imagined in their heads. (There will definitely be some readers who fantasize about being able to play capture the flag in such a field of play in reality.) This book is completely wordless, so understanding what is going on does require some background knowledge of how capture the flag works. But even kids who don't should be able to pick up on what Chavo's goals are and the other team's goals are. If you've read other Game for Adventure books you should recognize Andrew from Andrew the Seeker and Belinda and other kids from Belinda the Unbeatable. Recommended to readers who like imaginative stories and graphic novels. Thanks to the wordless nature of the book, it is accessible to a wide variety of reading levels.
As soon as the game starts, the field of play turns from an ordinary park into an alien landscape with a purple world for one side and a blue world for Chavo's side. The kids' flashlights get turned into futuristic lasers, and readers will get to debate whether or not the landscape really changes or if it is all imagined in their heads. (There will definitely be some readers who fantasize about being able to play capture the flag in such a field of play in reality.) This book is completely wordless, so understanding what is going on does require some background knowledge of how capture the flag works. But even kids who don't should be able to pick up on what Chavo's goals are and the other team's goals are. If you've read other Game for Adventure books you should recognize Andrew from Andrew the Seeker and Belinda and other kids from Belinda the Unbeatable. Recommended to readers who like imaginative stories and graphic novels. Thanks to the wordless nature of the book, it is accessible to a wide variety of reading levels.
February 25, 2020
This is a cute picture book that shows just how vivid a child's imagination can be. Chavo is playing capture the flag, but everything is more dramatic through his eyes. He has to use all of his ability to keep his flag safe from the other team.
I have to say, Chavo is smarter than me. The flag would have been taken quickly if I was the one trying to hide it. He uses his brain and comes up with a spot I would never think of.
Author: Lee Nordling
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Publication Date: 2018
I have to say, Chavo is smarter than me. The flag would have been taken quickly if I was the one trying to hide it. He uses his brain and comes up with a spot I would never think of.
Author: Lee Nordling
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Publication Date: 2018
March 27, 2018
I received an ARC from Netgalley.
Wordless graphic novel, sometime the action is hard to understand, but you get the message. Just because the kid is the last picked for a game, doesn't mean they can not contribute to the game. Quick action and lots of color could make this an appealing graphic for grades 2 and up .
Wordless graphic novel, sometime the action is hard to understand, but you get the message. Just because the kid is the last picked for a game, doesn't mean they can not contribute to the game. Quick action and lots of color could make this an appealing graphic for grades 2 and up .
September 19, 2018
Chavo, chosen last for his capture the flag team- uses cunning and smarts to save the game for his captured teammates.
A fun story to encourage kids to get outside and play with each other. I'd also use this for ESL students to use English to tell the story.
I really like how the park turns into an imaginary fantasy-land once they begin to play.
A fun story to encourage kids to get outside and play with each other. I'd also use this for ESL students to use English to tell the story.
I really like how the park turns into an imaginary fantasy-land once they begin to play.
June 14, 2020
Solid wordless comic for young readers.
September 14, 2020
I liked the musical chairs one (Belinda the Unbeatable) better. This is pretty much the same in terms of themes, characters, and setting.
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October 3, 2025
Fun! Wordless, but the story is very clear!
December 11, 2018
A very unique wordless graphic novel, the illustrations are complex and you really have to look to follow the story.
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