{"id":40,"date":"2008-08-26T01:05:38","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T08:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deasnutz.com\/blog\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2018-06-28T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T22:17:11","slug":"wild-ride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/books3\/wild-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Guide Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WildRide\"Author:<\/strong> Liam O’Donnell<\/a>
\nIllustrator:<\/strong> Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n

ISBN:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>9781551437569<\/span>
\n<\/span>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Orca Book Publishers<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Sep\/01\/2007<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>64<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley.<\/p>\n

When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, an environment ministry bureaucrat and the only other passenger on the plane.<\/p>\n

Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is not all that he seems and will do anything to stop his secret getting out.<\/p>\n

On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety.<\/p>\n

Combining pulse-pounding adventure and survival skills in a colorful graphic novel format, Graphic Guides are sure to be a hit with young readers. Wild Ride is illustrated by Michael Deas and packed with survival tips including how to build a fire and set a broken limb.<\/p>\n

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\"MikeDeas_Ramprats\"Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Liam O’Donnell<\/a>
\nIllustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic Novel
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a09781551438801
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers
\nPub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0October\/01\/2008
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a064<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fresh from his adventures in Wild Ride, Marcus is back and helping his cousin, Bounce, learn to skate. Between learning how to ollie and do a 50-50 grind, Bounce and his friends also have to avoid the skate-park goons and take on the outlaw bikers who are terrorizing the small town. Excitement, action and some radical skating tips. Hang on for another wild ride!<\/p>\n

Graphic Guide Adventures is a new graphic novel series for 8 – 14 year olds, combining comic book action with graphic step-by-step guides that teach readers everything from building a shelter in the wilderness to landing a sweet skateboarding trick.<\/p>\n

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\"MikeDeas_SoccerSabotage\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Liam O’Donnell<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic Novel
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a09781551438849
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers
\nPub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0April\/01\/2009
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a064<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadia is playing for her local soccer team, and they have made it all the way to the national tournament\u2014against some very determined opposition. Unfortunately, Nadia’s challenges don’t just come from her opponents but from her teammates as well. After their coach is injured in a suspicious accident and the threats against the team mount, it is up to Nadia and her younger brother Devin to pull the team together and take a run at the championship.<\/p>\n

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\"MikeDeas_MediaMeltdown\"Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Liam O’Donnell<\/a>
\nIllustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic Novel
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a09781554690657
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers
\nPub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0October\/01\/2009
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a064<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm\u2014through whatever means necessary\u2014Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do they realize that when it comes to the news and the advertisers who make it possible, the truth is not always part of the story and nothing can be taken at face value. While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media.
\nMedia Meltdown is another exciting graphic novel adventure from the winning team of Liam O’Donnell and Mike Deas. The first three books in the series have all been best-sellers, and two of them, Soccer Sabotage and Ramp Rats, have been Junior Library Guild selections.<\/p>\n

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\"MikeDeas_Foodfight\"Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Liam O’Donnell<\/a>
\nIllustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic Novel
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a09781554690671
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers
\nPub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0April\/01\/2010
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a064<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids\u2014Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant\u2014their mother\u2019s research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation\u2019s food supply with genetically modified fertilizer.<\/p>\n

Mixing action and suspense with information on the agricultural system and the intricacies of the food supply, Food Fight is another gripping installment in the Graphic Guide Adventure series.<\/p>\n

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\"MikeDeas_Powerplay\"Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Liam O’Donnell<\/a>
\nIllustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Deas<\/p>\n

Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic Novel
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a09781554690695
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers
\nPub Date:<\/strong>\u00a0April\/01\/2011
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a064<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Six in the Graphic Guide Adventure series Devin and Nadia team up with Bounce, Pema and Marcus as they all travel to Northern Ontario to watch their parents present to the Summit of World Leaders. A swarm of politicians, lobbyists, corporate bosses and protestors have all converged on the summit to get their messages heard. A tragic accident just hours before their parents’ presentation plunges the kids into their biggest mystery yet and sets them on the trail of a murderer bent on stopping their parents’ controversial message from being heard.<\/p>\n

It’s a fight against the planet’s power players as the kids dive into the world of politics, uncovering how government works, the history of democracy, the influence of lobbyists and corporations on politicians and the potential of civil society to change it all.<\/p>\n

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