Jellaby
September 26, 2009
Soo, Kean. Jellaby.
Not long after Portia Bennett and her mother move to a new town to start their lives over, Portia discovers a huge purple monster she names Jellaby and enlists the help of fellow student Jason, as the two search for a way to find their new friend’s true home–a search which may connect Portia to her
missing father.
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bobby francisco | October 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 am
Not long after Portia and her mother move to a new town Portia discovers a huge purple monster, Jellaby and a boy Jason, and they have a fun adventure.
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Jimmy Sandiago | October 2nd, 2009 at 6:30 am
this is a good book because it is good.
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L.H.M | October 2nd, 2009 at 6:52 am
i think jellaby is a great book
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Allball103 | October 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 am
This book was… awkward, to say the least. Jellaby himself was awesome, but most of the other characters seemed pointless to me. Carrots?
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Angelof War | October 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 am
Jellaby was not a graphic novel I would put on my top list.
I felt like the characters (except Jellaby) weren’t really “alive”
I couldn’t properly believe in the characters so that i could fall into the book. I didn’t feel any emotion for most of the characters. That’s one of the qualities I look for in a book.
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Anonymous | October 8th, 2009 at 8:43 am
i liked it.655
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Frogman | October 12th, 2009 at 7:11 am
This was more of a third or 4th grade book, but it was still a fun, quick read. I think it could have had more detail about the characters.
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wertwert123 | October 12th, 2009 at 7:18 am
I was surprised that it made the DCF list, because it’s sort of childish. I was annoyed that it didn’t really have an ending, so you have to buy the sequel to find out what happened. They just want to make some money!
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baller99 | October 12th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
This is an awesome book. I dont usually like graphic novels but this was good. I think jellaby was adorable. The book was well thought out too.
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goldfish | October 13th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Jellaby, was a very interesting and cool book. I have always loved graphic novels and this was a very good one. I enjoyed it extremely! It also had so much detail, and it brought out their charters extremely so you really knew their personalities.
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Hi21 | October 13th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
This book was okay, lik many others I agree that any characters other than Jellaby do not really come alive in the book, this book also does not have a very good ending and there are red herrings in the book, such as Portia’s Father’s ring.
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peace23 | October 13th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
this book is good because theres really good friendship in it. and if u like made up characters then this is the book 4 u. READ IT!!!!!!!!!
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Pageturner | October 14th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
In my opinion this is a book with way too much purple, too many strangely shaped eyes and mouths, and the character handcuffed to the bench who later appears on the train is way too scary.
Clearly there’s a tug between good and evil happening here but the story’s unfinished!
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Nell | October 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
i thought that book was pretty cool because there was a purple monster in it
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SG | October 20th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I really love this book because it is soooooo cute. if you like a good graphic novel that has unlikely friends, this book is definitely for you! its one of my favorites!!!
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acereporter7 | October 20th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
is this really a good book? it looks-for lack of a better word-babyish. and what about carrotts?
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Lacy123 | October 21st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I agree with wertwert123 and Angelo f war also. I liked Jellaby though he was cute and why did Allball103 say carrots?
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kelty16 | October 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Well, I didn’t quite understand it. I pesonally think it could have SOME improvement. I wouldn’t really reccomend this book to anyone beacuse it’s a lower reading level, I couldn’t relate to any of the characters, and I found the story relatively hard to follow.
I gues some people might find it interesting, but I didn’t
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kelty16 | October 22nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
wetwert,
I kind of agree with you. I thought maybe it would make a good red clover book, but I didn’t think it really fitted DCF very well.
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scobby-doo | October 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 am
well it was kind of graphic in some parts of the book
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scobby-doo | October 23rd, 2009 at 8:41 am
so i personly hated it but i dont think its apporpite for red clover
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WAFFLE GIRL 245 | October 24th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
the purple monster was cool but while i was reading it, i felt guilty reading a 8 year old book when i could be reading 6th grade level where i am. My teacher said it was grafic but it wasnt…. i thing first, secand, third graders should read this book but not 5th and sixth……….
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Atermies | October 24th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
looks kind of babyish if you know what i mean sure, my 4 year old cosin could read it, but it was good
Atermies
god of hunt
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SKI S6 2DAY | October 25th, 2009 at 5:36 am
it was pretty good for comic book because i don’t read to much of those and i also agree that it should be a Red Clover book
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katedavie | October 26th, 2009 at 6:29 am
I think we’re talking about two different uses of the word graphic here. Sometimes people use the word graphic to mean full of vivid details, as in “The graphic violence in this movie requires an R rating.” The other sense means that the thing being described uses pictures, images, or illustrations to communicate. That’s the meaning in the term “graphic novel”.
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cheese | October 26th, 2009 at 6:46 am
this is a awesome book!!!!!!
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legolasfan | October 29th, 2009 at 7:00 am
I think jellaby was funny touching and kind of creepy too. Jason seems like he’s going to be such a pain.
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billy | October 29th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Jellaby
This was made as a award because it is very awsome it was picked so people could have a commic book so they can have a fiction.jellaby is a really cool book.i think that it was picked because it is a really funny and cool it is cool because they find a monster. At first I think that think in the woods the monster was going to kill them.
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billy | October 30th, 2009 at 6:36 am
so how is the book
do any of you guys think it was creepy or scary. because I thoght it was kinda scary and kinda creepy I also thoght it was very funny and really cool. It was really funny becxause it was a cool monster and it hit my eye because yhe monster is purple.
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book luva | October 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
I read the 2nd and I didn’t like it
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Kitty | October 30th, 2009 at 8:23 am
The main characters are very interesting(especially Jellaby) This book was a fantastic comic book it was easy but fun to read; i really want to read the second one
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Tiger | November 2nd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
this book is an easy read and it was realy good although it did not have an ending
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Anonymous | November 4th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I REALLY didnt like this book! I found it boring and meaningless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was more for 3rd grade and below, if you know what I mean.
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Kelty16 | November 4th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I have to admit, I LOVE that purple monster, I just didn’t like the story. But I LOVE purple monsters!!
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Cheese | November 9th, 2009 at 7:47 am
This Book Was Bad, Why? Because The Charecters befrended a blob,catipallar… Oh, Whatever you know what I mean.
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DX | November 9th, 2009 at 7:49 am
cheese y dont u like it
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cow1509 | November 11th, 2009 at 7:20 am
i love it.
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candy cows | November 11th, 2009 at 8:41 am
i’v never read this book but it looks realy good!!!!
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COCO@1:00 | November 19th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
After moving porsha and and boy met JELLABY and help him go home.
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midnight2000 | November 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I kind of liked it but it was wierd at the end.why would you put to be continued?I think people who liked comments you would like Jellybaby.
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Hannah Montana101 | November 23rd, 2009 at 7:51 am
Jellaby scares me
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Hannah Montana101 | November 23rd, 2009 at 7:53 am
Jellaby scares me,hes so big and purple he also has a big mouth