When Jane is hurt in a bomb explosion in Metro City, her parents decide to move away to the suburbs. Jane takes with her the sketchbook of a stranger who was also hit by the blast and who is now in a coma in the hospital where she recovered. At her new suburban school she feels out of place and bored. She rejects the cool kids and choses instead to sit with the outcasts - three other girls also named Jane or some variation thereof. At first they ignore her, but when she is inspired by the sketchbook to start bringing art to the neighbourhood, the four Janes join together to start something that will change themselves, their school and their whole town.

The artwork is quite cool and I enjoyed the idea of the "art attacks". The characters aren't all fleshed out as well as they could be, the other three "Janes" especially - each has one trait which defines her whole existence, her clothes, her speech, everything. But on the whole it's a fun book and I enjoyed reading it. There is a sequel which I wouldn't mind reading either (especially to find out if anything happens with Damon!).

Bought on sale on Free Comic Book Day at Reader's Den.

Will release at the meetup today.

If you pick up this book, please let me know that it's in good hands by writing a journal entry here.

This looks really cool. A good haul at the meetup this Saturday. And this is another slim book, will keep it to release on my holiday in September!

Left this excellent graphic novel near the Pyramid entrance of the Louvre.

My book #32 for the Keep Them Moving challenge.
My book #13 for the LUCIA Challenge 2010.

This book has been released to raise awareness of LUCIA, a small charity which supports women and orphans in Ethiopia. BookCrossers around the world are taking part in a challenge in September 2010, where we will be releasing hundreds of books with a word relating to women's roles, or women's names in the title. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile charity, please click here. Thank you for your interest in this book and LUCIA!